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Patna : Active cases count in Bihar dropped to 876 on February 17, 2022, as only 125 more persons tested positive for Covid-19 in the state on February 16, 2022. The Active count in the state was 976 on February 16 as only 123 persons had tested positive for Covid-19. Bjhar did not report any new death due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours and the toll remained static at 12,253 on February 17, 2022.
the 125 new Covid-19 cases included 23 in Patna, 10 in Saharsa, 10 in Gopalganj, 8 in West Champaran, 8 in Purnia, 6 in Buxar, 6 in Madhepura, 5 in Bhojpur, 4 in East Champaran, 4 in Munger, 4 in Supaul, 4 in Siwan, according to State Health Department figure. The state tested 1,23,749 samples on February 16, 2022.
Bihar has logged 8,29,457 Covid-19 since the outbreak of the pandemic of which 8,16,327 patients have recovered including 225 in last 24 hours with the recovery rate (RR) improving to 98.42 % on February 17 from 98.40 % on February 16, 2022.