 "Bihar records another 585 coronavirus cases, three additional deaths")
Bihar's COVID-19 tally rose to
2,39,125 as 585 more people tested positive for the infection, while three fresh fatalities pushed the toll to 1,295, a health department bulletin said on Sunday.
At least 572 people were cured of the disease in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries in the state to 2,32,438, it said.
The recovery rate among coronavirus patients in the state stands at 97.20 per cent.
Three new fatalities were recorded in Patna, Purnea and Saran.
Patna reported the highest number of fresh cases at 261, followed by Muzaffarpur (27), Katihar (26), Sitamarhi and Saharsa (16 each), Purnea and Rohtas (13 each), East Champaran and Gaya (11 each).
Bihar now has 5,392 active cases, the bulletin said.
The state has so far tested 1.54 crore samples including 1,25,904 in the past 24 hours, it added.
(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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