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COVID-19 deaths in Bihar: 2,579 last rites held in Patna between 1 April-13 May, but govt reports just 2,092 deaths for state
Official accounts from various crematoriums and burial grounds point towards underreporting of COVID-19 deaths in Bhagalpur district, as well. A total 672 COVID-19 victims were cremated from 1 April to…
HealthReport
In Bihar’s Gaya, one COVID-19 bed for every 7,700 persons: Patna, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur worst-affected districts
Out of 38 districts of Bihar, four are badly affected - Patna, Bhagalpur, Gaya and Muzaffarpur. Since the pandemic broke out last year, Gaya has recorded 28,897 positive cases and…
HealthReport
Unseen Warriors of COVID: Patna’s hearse drivers, crematorium workers live in fear of infection, social stigma
A crematorium worker gets only Rs 375 per body while a hearse driver is retained at a monthly pay of Rs 10,000 and is expected to be available at any…
Climate Change & EnvironmentReport
Bihar’s Killer Heat Wave: Deaths Toll Rises to 142, Over a Thousand Hospitalised – The Wire Science
Climate Change & EnvironmentReport
Bihar: Already Beset by Uneven Weather, What Does Climate Change Have in Store? – The Wire Science
MigrationReport
Bihar Migrants and the Kashmir Killings
MigrationReport
No Jobs In Villages, Bihar’s Migrants Are Returning To Cities
Patna: Balmiki Kumar’s previous and current jobs are vastly different. For five years, Kumar, 33, taught geography at a private school in Hilsa, a town in central Bihar’s Nalanda district.…
HealthAnalysis
Why Bihar’s Door-to-Door Screening Could Be Underreporting COVID-19 Cases
Patna: The Bihar government’s door-to-door screening campaign for COVID-19 is marred by poor adherence to guidelines about data collection, ISignal found in its investigations across four...