Ranchi, May 24 (PTI) At least 10 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Jharkhand on Sunday, raising the total number of such cases in the state to 360, a health department official said.

The new cases were reported from four districts of the state -- four in Hazaribag, three in Garhwa, two in Koderma and one in Ranchi -- the official said.

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Taking into account the fresh cases, the number of active cases in the state climbed to 216.

Four people have succumbed to the disease so far - two in Ranchi, one each in Bokaro and Koderma.

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As many as 788 swab samples were tested for the disease at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences on Sunday, the official said.

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