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Patna  : A total of 2,768 more persons tested positive for Covid-19 in Bihar including 424 in Patna in last 24 hours, down from 3,003 cases on January 22, 2022, tking the tally of Active cases in the state to 17,848, down from 19,578 a day before. The state reported 2 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours taking the toll to 12,185 in the state on January 23, 2022.

The 2,768 new Covid-19 cases included 424 in Patna, 252 in Begusarai, 193 in Samastipur,  125 in Muzaffarpur, 118 in Madhepura, 113 in Saran, 102 in Bhagalpur, 98 in East Champaran, 93 in Banka, 92 in Munger, 92 in Purnia, 86 in West Champaran, 64 in Madhubani, 64 in Rohtas,  52 in Darbhanga, 51 in Gopalganj, 39 in Bhojpur, and 25 from other states, according to State Health Department figure.

Bihar has recorded 8,11,522 Covid-19 cases since the outbreak of the pandemic of which 7,81,488 patients have recovered including 4,496 in last 24 hours with the recovery rate (RR) improving to 96.30% on January 23, 2022, from 96.07% on January 22, 2022.