(Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey inspecting Covid test centre at Patna Airport on April 8)
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Patna : Bihar recorded 2,174 new Covid-19 cases including on April 9, 2021, including 661 in Patna, 191 in Gaya, 163 in Bhagalpur, 106 in Muzaffarpur, 73 in Jehanabad, 71 in Saran, 58 in Samastipur, 56 in Purnia, 53 in Nalanda, 52 in Rohtas, 50 in Bhojpur, 36 in Siwan, and 34 in West Champaran, taking the tally of Active cases to 9,357 in the state including 3,836 in Patna.
The new Covid-19 cases also included 27 in Arwal, 26 in Gopalganj, 25 each in Araria and Buxar, 24 in Darbhanga, 19 each in Aurangabad and East Champaran, 18 in Jamui, 15 each in Madhepura, Madhubani, Banka and Begusarai. Bihar had recorded 1,911 new Covid cases on April 8, 2021.
With the addition of 2,174 new cases on April 9, 2021, the Covid-19 cases recorded so far in Bihar rose to 2,76,004 cases of which 2,65,048 patients have been declared cured including 318 in last 24 hours with the recovery rate (RR) further dropping to 96.03 % from 96.68% on April 8, 2021. Bihar has tested 2,43,75,830 samples so far including 90,751 samples on April 8, 2021.
The Covid-19 toll climbed to 1,598 in Bihar on April 9, 2021, with 3 new deaths being recorded in the state in last 24 hours including 1 each in Nawada, Bhagalpur, and Jehanabad. With it, the toll increased to 89 in Bhagalpur, 28 in Nawada, and 28 in Jehanabad.