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Patna : Active cases further dropped to 1,435 in Bihar including 239 in Patna on July 4 as only 109 more persons tetsed positive for Covid-19 in the state on July 3, 2021, down from 136 on July 2, 2021. Active cases count in Bihar was 1,539 on July 3. Bihar also recorded 2 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours taking the toll to 9,601 in the state on July 4.
Bihar has recorded 7,22,527 Covid-19 cases so far of which 7,11,490 patients have been declared cured including 211 in last 24 hours with the recovery rate (RR) improving to 98.47% on July 4 from 98.46 % on July 3, 2021. The state has tested 3,36,76,783 samples so far including 1,09,635 samples on July 3, 2021.
The 109 new Covid-19 cases included 20 in Patna, 7 in Purnia, 7 in Samastipur, 6 in Katihar, 6 in Khagaria, 6 in Kishanganj, 5 in Muzaffarpur, 5 in Vaishali, 4 in Madhepura, 4 in Madhubani, and 4 in Nawada.
The two new deaths due to Covid-19 included 1 each in Saran and Kaimur. With it, the toll climbed to 253 in Saran and 147 in Kaimur on July 4, 2021.
It may be mentioned here that Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on July 3, 2021, reviewed the progress of Corona test and vaccination in the state. The CM directed the officials to further increase the number of corona tests per day.