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Patna : The Active cases count dropped to 976 in Bihar on February 16, 2022, as only 123 more persons tested positive for Covid-19 in the state on February 15, 2022. A total of 159 persons had tested positive for Covid-19 in the state on February 14, 2022, while the Active cases count was 1,116. Bihar did not report any new death due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours and the toll remained static at 12,253 in the state on February 16.
The 123 new Covid-19 cases included 26 in Patna, 11 in Purnia, 8 in Samastipur, 7 in Supaul, 7 in Madhepura, 6 in Saran, 5 in Siwan, 5 in Begusarai, according to State Health Department figure. The state tested 1,33,561 samples on February 15, 2022.
Bihar has logged 8, 29,332 Covid-19 cases since the outbreak of the pandemic of which 8,16,102 patients have recovered including 263 in last 24 hours with the recovery rate (RR) improving to 98.40% on February 16 from 98.39% on February 15, 2022.