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Patna : A total of 7,336 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in Bihar on May 14, 2021, taking the tally of Active cases in the state to 82,486 on May 15, 2021, from 89,563 cases the previous day, a drop of 7,077 cases. The recovery rate (RR) of Covid-19 patients improved to 86.63% on May 15 from 85.63 % on May 14, 2021. The state recorded 73 new deaths on May 15, 2021, taking the tally to 3,743. Bihar has so far tested 2,79,49,218 samples including 1,10,172 samples on May 14, 2021.
The 7,336 new Covid-19 cases included 1,202 in Patna, 392 in Samastipur, 361 in Bhagalpur, 360 in Madhubani, 353 in Vaishali, 334 in Begusarai, 292 in Muzaffarpur, 285 in Gaya, 282 in Purnia, 237 in West Champaran, 226 in Supaul, 224 in Saharsa, 220 in Nalanda, 213 in Munger, 205 in Saran, 191 in East Champaran, 191 in Gopalganj,180 in Katihar, 124 in Khagaria, 122 in Madhepura, 117 in Banka, 109 in Kishanganj, 107 in Araria, 106 in Aurangabad, and 91 in Darbhanga.
The Covid-19 death toll in last 24 hours included 18 in Patna, 14 in West Champaran, 6 in Nalanda, 4 in Vaishali,4 in Sitamarhi, 3 in Muzaffarpur, 3 in Katihar, and 2 in Madhubani, 2 in Madhepura, 2 in Siwan, 2 in Samastipur, 2 in Gaya, 2 in Darbhanga, 2 in Banka, 1 in Bhagalpur, and 1 in Bhojpur. With it, the toll climbed to 1,044 in Patna, 242 in Muzaffarpur, 240 in Bhagalpur, 188 in Nalanda, 186 in West Champaran, 160 in Gaya, 146 in Darbhanga, 109 in Munger, 90 in Madhubani, 89 in Vaishali, 79 in Bhojpur, 65 in Madhepura, and 64 in Banka.