Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 26 (ANI): With 8 new cases of COVID-19 in Jharkhand, the total number of coronavirus cases reached 416 on Tuesday, said Nitin Madan Kulkarni, Jharkhand Health Secretary.

"A total of 8 new COVID-19 cases reported in Jharkhand today. 3 in Garhwa, 2 in Koderma, 1 in Palamu, 1 at RIMS (Ranchi), 1 in Dhanbad. The total number of positive cases in the state reaches 416," said Kulkarni.

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Earlier today with 6,535 more coronavirus cases having been reported in India in the last 24 hours, the COVID-19 count in the country rose to 1,45,380, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). (ANI)

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