( Bihar HM Mangal Pandey & his wife took 2nd jab of Covid vaccine at IGIMS, Patna, on June 24)
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Patna : Active cases further dropped to 2,557 in Bihar including 382 in Patna on June 24, 2021, as only 212 more persons tested positive for Covid-19 in the state on June 23, 2021. The Active case count was 2,704 in Bihar on June 23, 2021.Bihar also recorded 4 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours taking the toll to 9,573 in the state on June 24.
Of the 7,20,717 Covid-19 cases recorded so far in Bihar, a total of 7,08,586 patients have been declared cured so far including 355 in last 24 hours with the recovery rate improving to 98.32% on June 24 from 98.30% on June 23, 2021. Bihar has tested 3,25,03,876 samples so far including 1,07,167 samples on June 23, 2021.
The 212 new Covid-19 cases included 39 in Patna, 21 in Saran, 17 in Purnia, 16 in Darbhanga, 10 in Munger, 9 in Supaul, 8 in East Champaran, 8 in Saharsa, 6 in Katihar, 6 in Jamui, 6 in Kishanganj, 6 in Siwan, and 5 in Madhepura. It may be mentioned here that 298 persons had tested positive for Covid-19 in Bihar on June 23, 2021.
The 4 new deaths due to Covid-19 included 1 each in East Champaran, Siwan, Araria, and Supaul. With it, the toll climbed to 430 in East Champaran, 166 in Siwan, 126 in Supaul, and 116 in Araria.