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Patna : The Covid-19 cases recorded in Bihar jumped to 2,44,245 on December 15, 2020, afternoon, as 572 more [persons including 162 from Patna, 41 from Nalanda, 39 from Muzaffarpur, and 23 from Saran, tested positive to the pandemic on December 14, 2020.
According to State Health Department figure, 19 persons from Purnia, 18 each ffrom Bhagalpur, Gaya, and Saharsa, 16 each from Siwan and Vaishali, 15 from Munger, 14 each from Begusarai and Samastipur, 13 from Banka, 12 from East Champaran, 11 each from Madhubani and Sitamarhi, and 9 each from Araria, Arwal, Kishanganj, and Lakhisarai, also tested positive to the pandemic on December 14, 2020.
Of the 2,44,245 Covid-19 cases recorded so far in Bihar, a total of 2,37,996 patients have been declared cured including 624 in last 24 hours with the recovery rate being 97.44%. The number of active cases in Bihar was 4,919 on December 15, 2020. Bihar has tested 1,65,07,066 samples so far including 1,23,183 samples on December 14, 2020.
The Covid-19 toll climbed to 1,329 in Bihar on December 15, 2020, with 4 new deaths being recorded in the state last 24 hours including one each from Patna, Gaya, Madhubani, and Gopalganj. The toll increased to 345 in Patna on December 15.`