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Patna : Active cases count increased to 64 in Bihar including 17 in Patna on September 8, 2021, as 19 more persons tested positive for Covid-19 in the state on September 7, 2021, up from 6 cases a day before. The Active cases count in Bihar was 54 on September 7, 2021. Bihar reported 1 new death in Darbhanga due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours taking the toll to 9,657 in the state on September 8.
Bihar has recorded 7,25,784 Covid-19 cases so far of which 7,16,062 patients have been declared cured including 8 in last 24 hours with the recovery rate (RR) remaining static at 98.66 % on September 8, 2021. The state has tested 4,30,03,684 samples so far including 1,45,130 samples on September 7, 2021, according to State Health Department figure.
The 19 new Covid-19 cases included 7 in Patna, 3 in Jehanabad, 2 in Bhojpur, 2 in Lakhisarai, 2 in Mdhubani, 2 in Samastipur, and 1 in Purnia.