Jharkhand registers 261 new Covid-19 cases, 3 additional fatalities

Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally mounted to 106,491 as 261 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said

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Press Trust of India Ranchi
1 min read Last Updated : Nov 18 2020 | 1:05 PM IST

Jharkhand's COVID-19 tally

mounted to 1,06,491 as 261 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said on Wednesday.

Three more fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 931, he said.

Ranchi district reported the highest number of new cases at 86, followed by Bokaro (26), Dhanbad (23) and Deoghar (23), the official said.

The state now has 2,669 active COVID-19 cases, while 1,02,891 people have been cured of the disease so far, he said.

Jharkhand has tested 16,675 samples for COVID-19 in the last 24-hours, the official added.

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Topics :CoronavirusJharkhandHemant SorenCoronavirus VaccineCoronavirus TestsIndian healthcare systemHealth crisisHealth Ministry

First Published: Nov 18 2020 | 12:51 PM IST

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