Patna, Dec 10 (PTI) Bihar on Thursday reported 595 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 2,41,533, as per a bulletin issued by the Health Department.

Two COVID-19 patients each died in Nawada and Supaul districts, following which the toll increased to 1,307, it said.

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A total of 442 people recovered in the last 24 hours.

There are 5,286 active cases in the state at present.

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So far, 2,34,940 have recovered in the state.

The state has so far tested 1.59 crore samples for COID-19, including 1,26,206 in the last 24 hours, it said.

Of the new cases, Patna accounted for 261, followed by Gaya (33), Muzaffarpur (20), Nalanda (19), Kishanganj and Begusarai (16 each).

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