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Patna : Active cases jumped to 1,15,151 in Bihar including 21,704 in Patna on May 6, 2021, as 15,126 more persons tested positive for Covid-19 in the state on May 5, 2021. Bihar also recorded 90 new Covid-19 deaths in last 24 hours taking the tally to 3,077 in the state on May 6, 2021. Bihar had logged 14,836 new Covid-19 cases on May 5, 2021.
The 15,126 new Covid-19 cases included 3,665 in Patna, 752 in Gaya, 736 in Muzaffarpur, 535 in Nalanda, 533 in West Champaran, 503 in Bhagalpur, 490 in Begusarai, 448 in Munger, 441 in Saran, 422 in Samastipur, 409 in Madhubani, 399 in Aurangabad, 376 in Jamui,375 in Purnia, 360 in Saharsa, 326 in Katihar, 315 in Gopalganj, 300 in Supaul, 269 in Buxar, 251 in Araria, 236 in East Champaran, 223 in Madhepura, 176 in Darbhanga, and 172 in Bhojpur.
The addition of 15, 126 new Covid-19 cases took the tally to 5,53,803 cases in Bihar on May 6, 2021, of which 4,35,574 patients have been declared cured so far including 13,364 in last 24 hours with the recovery rate (RR) being 78.65%. The state has tested 2,69,86,790 samples so far including 1,05,024 samples on May 5, 2021.
The 90 new deaths recorded in Bihar in last 24 hours included 29 in Patna, 9 in Muzaffarpur, 8 in Bhagalpur, 6 in Nalanda, 6 in Darbhanga, 5 in Madhubani, 2 in East Champaran, 2 in Saran, 2 in Banka, 2 in Araria. With it, the toll climbed to 891 in Patna, 220 in Bhagalpur, 184 in Muzaffarpur, 138 in Nalanda, 118 in Darbhanga, and 65 in Madhubani, on May 6, 2021.