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Patna : Active cases further dropped to 1,304 in Bihar including 226 in patna on July 5 as only 76 more persons tested positive for Covid-19 in the state on July 4, 2021, down from 109 the previous day. Active cases count was 1,435 in the state on Julu 4, 2021. Bihar recorded 5 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours taking the toll to 9,606 in the state on July 5, 2021.
The state has so far recorded 722603 Covid-19 cases of which 711692 patients have been declared cured including 202 in last 24 hours with the recovery rate improving to 98.49% on July 5 from 98.47% on July 4, 2021. Bihar has tested 3,37,68,662 samples so far including 91,879 samples on July 4, 2021.
The 76 new Covid-19 cases included 11 in Patna, 8 in Nalanda, 7 in Purnia, 6 in Bhagalpur, 6 in Rohtas, 4 in Khagaria, 4 in Kishanganj, 4 in Samastipur, and 4 in Vaishali.
The 5 new deaths due to Covid-19 included 1 each in Munger, Muzaffarpur, Saran, Vaishali, and Darbhanga. With it, the toll climbed to 619 in Muzaffarpur, 360 in Darbhanga, 253 in Saran, 192 in vaishali, and 158 in Munger.
