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Patna : Active cases surged to 89,660 in Bihar including 16,720 in Patna on April 26, 2021, as 11,801 more persons tested positive for Covid-19 on April 25, 2021. The state had recorded 12,795 new Covid-19 on April 25, 2021. The state also recorded 67 new deaths in last 24 hours. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on April 26, 2021, reviewed the Covid-19 situation in the state through video conference at a high level meeting. The state government has ordered for supply of 14,000 vial of Remdesivir.
The new cases included 2,700 from Patna, 655 from Gaya, 568 from Saran, 550 from Aurangabad, 549 from Begusarai, 500 from Gopalganj, 460 from West Champaran, 433 from Saharsa, 384 from Purnia, 379 from Bhagalpur, 365 from Jehanabad, 337 from Muzaffarpur, 306 from Nalanda, 274 from Supaul, 264 from Samastipur, 263 from Munger, 231 from Khagaria, 224 from Vaishali, 220 from East Champaran, 201 from Rohtas, 181 from Siwan, and 170 from Bhojpur.
The new cases also included 154 from Buxar, 139 from Madhepura, 132 from Nawada, 116 from Arwal, 115 from Madhubani, 111 from Sitamarhi, 105 from Lakhisarai, 102 from Katihar, 100 from Araria, 96 from Jamui, 85 from Darbhanga, 78 from Banka, 71 from Kaimur, 59 from Kishanganj, 35 from Sheikhpura, and 25 from Sheohar.
The Covid-19 cases recorded so far increased to 4,15,397 in Bihar on April 26, 2021, of which 3,23,514 patients have been declared cured including 9,228 in last 24 hourswith the recovery rate being 77.88%. Bihar has tested 2,60,33,526 samples so far including 80,461 samples on April 25, 2021.
The Covid-19 death toll jumped to 2,222 in Bihar on April 26, 2021, with 67 new deaths being recorded in the state in last 24 hours including 16 in Patna, 7 in Muzaffarpur, 7 in Gaya, 7 in Darbhanga, 5 in Bhagalpur, 4 in Nalanda, 4 in West Champaran, 3 in Madhubani, 2 in Jehanabad, 2 in Munger, 1 each in Madhepura, East Champaran, Samastipur, Sheikhpura, Sitamarhi, Siwan, Supaul, Vaishali, Arwal, and Aurangabad.
The toll climbed to 633 in Patna, 151 in Bhagalpur, 107 in Gaya, 103 in Muzaffarpur, 88 in Nalanda, 76 in Munger, 75 in Darbhanga, 61 in East Champaran, 61 in Vaishali, 49 in West Champaran, 47 in Siwan, 46 in Madhubani, 46 in Jehanabad, 44 in Samastipur, 28 in Supaul, 27 in Madhepura, 21 in Sitamarhi, 20 in Sheikhpura, and 17 in Arwal.