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Patna : Active cases count declined to 168 in Bihar including 24 in Patna on August 20, 2021, as only 11 more persons tested positive for Covid-19 in the state on August 19, 2021, down from 15 the day before. Active cases count in Bihar was 178 on August 19. Bihar did not report any new death due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours and the toll remained pegged at 9,649 on August 20.
The state has recorded 7,25,560 Covid-19 cases so far of which 7,15,742 patients have been declared cured including 21 in last 24 hours with the recovery rate (RR) being 98.63% on August 20, 2021. Bihar has tested 4,02,58,104 samples so far including 1,51,400 samples on August 19, 2021. The 11 new Covid-19 cases included 4 in Patna and 2 in Nalanda. Menahwile, the state government is vaccinating people against Covid-19 even at flood relief camps .
