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Patna : The Covid-19 cases recorded in Bihar rose to 2,59,072 on January 19, 2021, afternoon, as 189 more persons including 63 from Patna, 12 from Saran, and 10 each from Begusarai, Muzaffarpur, and Vaishali, 9 from Aurangabad, and 8 each from Gaya and Nalanda, tested positive for the pandemic on January 18, 2021. Meanwhile, 14,013 Corona Warriors were vaccinated against Covid-19 across Bihar on January 19, 2021.
Of the 2,59,072 Covid-19 cases recorded in Bihar so far, altogether 2,54,508 patients have been declared cured including 595 in last 24 hours with the recovery rate (RR) being 98.24%. The state has tested 2,00,63,688 samples so far including 88,650 samples on January 18, 2021. The number of active cases in the state was 3,102 on January 19, 2021.
The Covid-19 toll increased to 1,461 in Bihar on January 19, 2021, with 1 new death being recorded in Supaul in North Bihar in last 24 hours.