5 More Hospitals Reserved for COVID-19 Test in Bihar : PatnaClicks

As the COVID-19 cases continues to increase in State, the health department of Bihar announced 5 more hospitals reserved for COVID-19 Test in Bihar. Health department additional secretary Manoj Kumar said samples would also be tested at

1. Gaya – Anugrah Narayan Medical College and Hospital (ANMCH)
2. Bhagalpur – Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and hospital (JLNMCH)
3. Madhepura – Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur Medical College and Hospital
4. Pawapuri – Vardhman Institute of Medical Science (VIMS)
5. Patna – Nalanda Medical College and hospital (NMCH)

As of now, the COVID-19 samples are tested at

1. Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Science (RMRIMS)- Patna,
2. Indra Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences Patna,
3. Patna Medical College and Hospital
4. Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH)- Muzaffarpur

“so far 18,000 people have been tested at these 5 centres. Around 1,200 to 1,500 people are tested in Bihar per day.” And department is also in the process of procuring automatic RNA machine for test Manoj said.

“Once this machine becomes available, the manual testing through RNA extraction kit will be done away with. While it takes almost four hours to release reports of test done through RNA extraction kit, But the RNA machine will do the test in just two hours,” he said.

Chief minister Nitish Kumar had already instructed the health department to ensure availability of, test kits, PPE kits, ventilators, medicines and necessary equipment from all possible sources.

“Chief Minister Nitish kumar said Bihar government will provide funds for all necessary items required for test and treatment of COVID-19 in the state. There is no shortage of funds. The officials concerned should expedite sample collection, contact tracing and testing,”.

There are three dedicated Covid-19 hospitals in Bihar

1. NMCH- Patna,
2. ANMMCH- Gaya and
3. JLNMCH – Bhagalpur

There are 1,000 beds and 12 ventilators in JLNMCH, 544 beds and 18 ventilators in ANMCH and 800 beds and 20 ventilators in NMCH.

Health minister Mangal Panday said around

• 31,690 PPE kits,
• 4,20,795 ‘3-ply masks,
• 33,987 N-95 masks,
• 24,699 sanitizer bottles of 500ml each
• and 8,750 RNA extraction kits

Currently available in the state. “We have placed orders for 10,000 more PPE kits. It is expected that the PPE kits will reach the state within a day or two,” Health minister said.

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