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Patna : With only 2,603 more persons testing positive for Covid-19 in the state on May 25, down from 3,306 the day before, Active cases further dropped to 30,992 in Bihar on May 26, 2021. The Active cases court was 35,129 in the state on May 25, 2021. On the negative side, the state logged 99 deaths in last 24 hours taking the tally to 4,845 on May 26. The recovery rate (RR) of Covid-19 patients improved to 94.87% in the state on May 26 from 94.27% on May 25, 2021.
The 2,603 new Covid-19 cases included 316 in Patna, 177 in Begusarai, 170 in Nalanda, 137 in Muzaffarpur, 123 in Samastipur, 117 in Darbhanga, 117 in Vaishali, 115 in Purnia, 107 in Supaul, 88 in Araria, 88 in Gaya, 72 in Siwan, 67 in East Champaran, 67 in Saharsa, 66 in Katihar, 60 in Saran, 56 in Aurangabad, 55 in Madhubani, 52 in Gopalganj, and 50 in Bhagalpur.
The state has tested 2,94,12,302 samples so far including 1,31,916 samples on May 25, 2021. Of the 698329 Covid-19 cases recorded so far in Bihar, a total of 6,62,491 patients have been declared cured including 6,641 in last 24 hours.
The 99 new Covid-19 deaths included 15 in Patna, 10 in West Champaran, 10 in Begusarai, 9 in Saran, 5 in Muzaffarpur, 4 in East Champaran, 4 in Rohtas, 4 in Vaishali, 4 in Araria, 3 in Nawada, 3 in Bhojpur, 3 in Jamui, 3 in Kaimur, 2 in Madhubani, 2 in Saharsa, 2 in Siwan, 2 in Banka, 2 in Bhagalpur, 2 in Darbhanga, 2 in Katihar, and 2 in Khagaria.
With it, the Covid death toll climbed to 1,173 in Patna, 312 in West Champaran, 278 in Muzaffarpur, 259 in Bhagalpur, 229 in Nalanda, 173 in Darbhanga, 171 in Saran, 134 in Munger, 123 in Rohtas, 120 in Vaishali, 117 in Siwan, 114 in East Champaran, 111 in Begusarai, 110 in Madhubani, 97 in Bhojpur, 89 in Samastipur, 82 in Banka, 82 in Madhepura, 63 in Araria, 43 in Katihar, 38 in Jamui, 34 in Sheikhpura, 32 in Khagaria, and 25 in Kishanganj.