PATNA: The state registered six new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, the state’s Overall Covid tally has increased to 7,25,958. The state’s toll, on the other hand, rose to 9,661 on Thursday with one more person succumbing to the virus in Gaya.
Of the six fresh cases, Patna accounted for four and Jehanabad and Kishanganj one each. The state now has 54 active cases. At least six more people recuperated from the virus in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries in the state to 7,16,243.
The state’s recovery rate stood at 98.66% on Thursday. Altogether 4.6 crore samples have so far been tested for Covid-19 in the state, including 1,52,913 in the last 24 hours.
As many as 23 districts in Bihar, including Arwal, Aurangabad, Banka, Bhagalpur, Buxar, Gaya, Jamui, Jehanabad, Kaimur, Lakhisarai, Munger, Muzaffarpur, Nalanda, Nawada, West Champaran, East Champaran, Purnia, Saharsa, Saran, Sheikhpura, Sheohar, Sitamarhi and Siwan have become free from coronavirus with all patients recovering.
