RecordWeek 39 of 2025 (22–28 Sep)Outbreaks
Bihar: 7 deaths in reported outbreaks in week 39 of 2025, the most since week 42 of 2019.
What happened
- Week 39 of 2025
- 7
- 2019-W42
- 7
Why it matters
A record says how long it has been since the series was this high or this low. It puts a single value in the context of the whole published history.
For deaths in reported outbreaks, lower is better. This movement is therefore assessed as a deterioration.
Historical context
308 consecutive earlier weeks were lower.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 39 of 2025 | 7 | IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2025 week 39 (2025-09-22 to 2025-09-28) | IDSP weekly outbreak report 2025-W39, No. of Deaths summed over 1 row for Bihar: p.5 BH/BEG/2025/39/1788 |
| Week 42 of 2019 | 7 | IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2019 week 42 (2019-10-14 to 2019-10-20) (Wayback Machine replay of the original IDSP file: https://idsp.mohfw.gov.in/WriteReadData/l892s/95714695921576827903.pdf) | IDSP weekly outbreak report 2019-W42, No. of Deaths summed over 5 rows for Bihar: p.3 BH/BHG/2019/42/1329, p.3 BH/JAH/2019/42/1330, p.10 BH/ARA/2019/42/1359, p.10 BH/JAH/2019/42/1360, p.10 BH/MZP/2019/42/1361 |
Source and method
More signals for deaths in reported outbreaks in Bihar
- Bihar: 7 deaths in reported outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 42 of 2025, against a median of 0 for the same weeks in 2022–24.
- Bihar: 9 deaths in reported outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 41 of 2025, against a median of 0 for the same weeks in 2022–24.
- Bihar: 9 deaths in reported outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 40 of 2025, against a median of 0 for the same weeks in 2022–24.
- Bihar: 9 deaths in reported outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 39 of 2025, against a median of 0 for the same weeks in 2022–24.
- Bihar: 6 deaths in reported outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 47 of 2024, against a median of 0 for the same weeks in 2021–23.
- Bihar: 6 deaths in reported outbreaks in the 4 weeks to week 46 of 2024, against a median of 0 for the same weeks in 2021–23.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Bihar: 7 deaths in reported outbreaks in week 39 of 2025, the most since week 42 of 2019. Source: Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, National Centre for Disease Control, MoHFW, IDSP weekly outbreak report, 2025 week 39 (2025-09-22 to 2025-09-28). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/outbreak-deaths--bihar--2025-w39--record
See also Bihar and 7 in context.