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Patna : Active cases count further dropped to 702. in Bihar on February 19 from 782 on February 18, 2022, as only 71 more persons tested positive for Covid-19 in the state in last 24 hours. The state did not report any new death due to Covid in last 24 hours and the toll remained static at 12,255 on February 19, 2022.
The 71 new Covid-19 cases included 14 in Patna, 14 in Saharsa, 7 in West Champaran, 4 Siwan, 4 Vaishali, 3 Supaul, 3 East Champaran, 3 in Gopalganj, and 3 in Samastipur, according to State Health Department figure. Bihar tested 1,19,533 samples on February 18, 2022.
Bihar has logged 8,29,619 Covid-19 cases since the outbreak of the pandemic of which 8,16,661 patients have recovered including 151 in last 24 hours with the recovery rate improving to 98.44% on February 19 from 98.43% on February 18, 2022.