The Bihar government is fudging information on coronavirus cases in the state, resistance pioneer Tejashwi Yadav asserted Saturday morning, highlighting irregularity in figures identifying with new cases.
Mr. Yadav lashed out at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for "playing devastation with the lives of 12.6 crore Biharis" and blamed him for esteeming his picture over the lives of individuals in the state.
"In Bihar, the most noteworthy single-day flood - 2,226 new cases, with energy pace of 21.7 percent (most elevated in India) - was recorded. To abstain from making it to the features, the Chief Minister concealed the genuine figures and distributed a large portion of one more day," Tejashwi Yadav tweeted.
"Nitishji is playing devastation with the lives of 12.6 crores Biharis. To evade the terrible press, he is smothering information. Is your picture more significant than the lives of our kin, Mr. Chief Minister," he stated, cautioning lakhs of individuals would kick the bucket if low testing levels proceed.
As indicated by the Bihar government's most recent figures, 1,742 new COVID-19 cases were identified as on Friday. The wellbeing office has asserted this is the consequence of two days of testing.
The division said 901 cases had been identified on Thursday and 841 were accounted for Wednesday.
Notwithstanding, Mr. Yadav has claimed that solitary a large portion of the number of cases really distinguished on Thursday have been tallied. As per news office PTI, 1,385 coronavirus cases were recorded, taking the two-day complete to 2,226 and the general state absolute to 23,784.
Regardless of the reality of Mr. Yadav's cases, Bihar has announced a flood in COVID-19 cases in the course of recent days. On Tuesday the state announced 1,432 new cases - the fourth sequential day with more than 1,000 new contaminations.
Taking into account the disturbing circumstance in the express, a three-part group from the inside will reach Patna Sunday. The group will be driven by Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary (Union Health Ministry).
"The middle will facilitate with state wellbeing specialists to survey the current circumstance and offer fundamental help and direction," the Health Ministry said in its announcement.
Mr. Yadav has highlighted the focal group's visit as additional proof that the Nitish Kumar government is "controlling COVID-19 numbers",
"COVID-19 testing in Bihar is the most minimal in the nation. The circumstance is awful. The state government is likewise controlling COVID-19 numbers. The inside is sending a three-part group to survey the circumstance," he was cited by news office ANI.
Bihar is trying around 2,600 individuals for each million when contrasted with the national normal of around 9,000.
The wellbeing office has said it tried more than 10,000 examples for every day for as long as four days. In any case, in a similar period, the inspiration rate has gone up to about 13 percent.
The coronavirus circumstance in Bihar has likewise driven the state government to force a 16-day lockdown that began Thursday.