Senior Bihar BJP Leader Sushil Kumar Modi’s Younger Brother Loses Life To Covid-19

<p><strong>Patna: </strong>Former Bihar deputy chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Sunday said that his younger brother Ashok Kumar Modi passed away due to Covid-19 in Patna.</p> <p>&ldquo;My younger brother Ashok Kumar Modi (65) died of CORONA at 2.45 PM in Patna Doctors made all effort but we could not save him,&rdquo; he tweeted.</p> <p>[tw]https://twitter.com/SushilModi/status/1388799931301842945[/tw]</p> <p>This comes as the state capital Patna is the worst-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, accounting for over 3,000 cases every day.</p> <p>Earlier on Saturday, Bihar reported 13,789 new cases, taking the tally to 4,84,106.</p> <p>Over 2,600 people have so far lost their lives in Bihar since the outbreak of the pandemic last year.</p> <p>Bihar has over one lakh active cases at present while over 10,000 people recovered on Saturday.</p> <p><strong>READ</strong>:<strong><a href="https://ift.tt/3eLlv3V" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> India Corona Cases: Slight Dip In Daily New Cases As India Records 3.9 Lakh Infections; Over 3,600 Fatalities Reported</a></strong></p> <p>Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had earlier this week held a high-level meeting in view of the surge in Covid-19 cases in the state and instructed officials to make proper arrangement for launching free vaccination campaign for people above 18 years of age.</p> <p>He also ordered the state&rsquo;s health department to take feedback on the Covid-19 cases every alternate day from the District Magistrates and initiate required steps to curb the virus.</p>

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