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Patna : Active cases further dropped to 3,395 in Bihar including 350 in Patna on June 19 as only 349 more persons tested positive for Covid-19 in the state on June 18, 2021. The Active cases count was 3,547 in Bihar on June 18, 2021. Bihar also reported 7 new deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours taking the toll to 9,543 in the state on June 19, 2021.
Of the 7,19,400 Covid-19 cases recorded in the state so far, altogether 7,06,461 patients have been declared cured including 494 in last 24 hours with the recovery rate (RR) improving to 98.20% on June 19, 2021, from 98.17% on June 18. Bihar has tested a total of 3,19,90,597 samples so far including 1,09,950 samples on June 18, 2021.
The 349 new Covid-19 cases included 44 in Patna, 28 in Gopalganj, 21 in Supaul, 20 in Purnia, 19 in Samastipur, 17 in Darbhanga, 17 in Muzaffarpur, 14 in East Champaran, 13 in Araria, 13 in Vaishali, 13 in Katihar, 12 in Saran, 12 in Gaya, 8 in Madhepura, and 7 in Saharsa, according to State Health Department figure.
The 7 new deaths due to Covid-19 reported in the state in last 24 hours included 2 in Patna, 2 in Banka, and 1 each in East Champaran, Saran, and Araria. With it, the toll climbed to 2,317 in Patna, 429 in East Champaran, 250 in Saran, 115 in Araria, and 111 in Banka,