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Patna : Active cases rose 1,10,804 in Bihar including 22,589 in Patna on May 9, 2021, as 11,259 more persons tested positive for Covid-19 in the state on May 8, 2021, down from 12,948 new cases the previous day. Bihar also recorded 67 new deaths on May 9, 2021, taking the tally to 3,282 in the state.
The number of Covid-19 cases recorded so far in Bihar climbed to 5,91,476 cases on May 9, 2021, of which 4,77,389 patients have been declared cured including 13,364 in last 24 hours with the recovery rate (RR) being 80.71% from 79.97% on May 8, 2021. Bihar has so far tested 2,73,11,143 samples including 109190 samples on May 8, 2021.
The 11,259 new Covid-19 cases included 1,646 in Patna, 592 in Aurangabad, 574 in Samastipur, 565 in Begusarai, 451 in East Champaran, 403 in Gaya, 372 in Purnia, 368 in Saran, 365 in Gopalganj, 348 in Muzaffarpur, 339 in Madhubani, 323 in Vaishali, 319 in Siwan, 318 in Supaul, 303 in West Champaran, 299 in Munger, 297 in Saharsa, 267 in Khagaria, 259 in Madhepura, 237 in Nalanda, and 228 in Katihar.
The 67 new deaths included 16 in Patna, 10 in Muzaffarpur, 6 in Nalanda, 6 in Madhubani, 4 in West Champaran, 4 in Saran, 3 in Madhepura, 2 in Vaishali, 2 in Samastipur, 2 in Sitamarhi, 2 in Darbhanga, and 2 in Banka.
With it, the toll climbed to 949 in Patna, 229 in Bhagalpur, 205 in Muzaffarpur, 151 in Nalanda, 127 in Darbhanga, 120 in West Champaran, 100 in Munger, 93 in Saran, 81 in East Champaran, 77 in Vaishali, 75 in Madhubani, 66 in Samastipur, 60 in Banka, 53 in Madhepura, 47 in Begusarai, 42 in Sitamarhi, 41 in Supaul, and 19 inLakhisarai, on May 9, 2021.