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Patna : A total of 3,009 more persons tested positive for Covid-19 in Bihar including 697 in Patna on January 20, 2022, down from 3,475 cases a day before, taking the tally of Active cases in the state to 22,775 on January 21, 2022. The Active cases count in the state was 26,673 on January 20, 2022. Bihar recorded 11 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hors taking the toll to 12,173 in the state on January 21, 2022, including 2,816 in Patna.

The 3,009 new Covid-19 cases included 697 in Patna, 222 in Samastipur, 126 in Madhepura, 117 in Muzaffarpur, 116 in Purnia, 102 in Vaishali, 101 in Saran, 97 in West Champaran, 89 in Darbhanga, 88 in Munger, 83 in Begusarai, 77 in  Bhagalpur, 77 in Bhojpur, 68 in Saharsa, 67 in East Champaran, 61 in Gopalganj, 60 in Aurangabad, 58 in Gaya, 54 in Araria, 54 in Siwan, 52 in Jamui, 51 in Madhubani,  and 29 from other states, according to State Health Department figure.

Bihar has logged 8,05,751 Covid-19 cases so far of which 7,70,802 patients have recovered including 6,896 patients in last 24 hours with the recovery rate (RR) improving to 95.66% on January 21, 2022, from 95.16% on January 20, 2022. The state tested 1,52,728 samples on January 20, 2022.