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Patna : The COVID-19 cases rose to 1,36,337 in Bihar on August 31, 2020, with 1,324 more persons including 154 from Patna, 125 from Bhagalpur, 72 from Muzaffarpur, 68 from Madhubani, 65 from Purnia, 58 from Gopalganj, 52 from East Champaran, and 52 from Gaya, testing positive to it on August 30, 2020.
Of the 1,36,337 COVID-19 cases reported in Bihar till date, a total of 1,19,572 patients have been declared cured/discharged including 2,267 during last 24 hours with the recovery rate being 87.70 %. The state has tested 31,87,161 COVID-19 samples till date including 90,024 on August 30, 2020. As of now, there are 16,070 active cases in Bihar.
COVID-19 death toll in Bihar jumped to 694 on August 31, 2020, with six new deaths being reported from different places during last 24 hours including two from Saran, and one each from Patna, Bhagalpur, Begusarai, and Bhojpur. The toll in Patna increased to 162 on August 31, 2020.