India News | Bihar Reports 819 New COVID-19 Cases, 7 Fresh Fatalities

Patna, Nov 7 (PTI) Bihar's COVID-19 tally rose to 2,21,810 on Saturday as 819 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said.

Seven fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 1,136, it said.

Also Read | Average Selling Price of a Smartphone in India Now Rs 11,500.

As many as 1,000 more people were cured of the disease, taking Bihar's recovery count to 2,13,911 and improving the recovery rate among the COVID-19 patients in the state to 96.44 per cent, the bulletin said.

Bihar now has 6,763 active coronavirus cases, it said.

Also Read | Pollution Primarily Caused by Chinese Firecrackers; Avoid Ban on Crackers Made in India: RSS Affiliate SJM to States Govts.

Patna district reported the highest number of new cases at 262, followed Gaya (57), Nalanda (49), Saharsa (34) and Darbhanga (30), the bulletin said.

Two fresh fatalities each were reported in Gopalganj and Saran districts and one each in Patna, Munger and Sitamarhi, it said.

The state has so far tested 1.18 crore samples for COVID-19, including 1,29,143 in the last 24 hours, the bulletin added.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)