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India News | Jharkhand Reports 1,508 New COVID-19 Cases, 9 Fresh Fatalities

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Jharkhand's COVID-19 tally rose to 81,417 on Tuesday as 1,508 more people tested positive for the infection, while nine fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 688, a health official said.

India News | Jharkhand Reports 1,508 New COVID-19 Cases, 9 Fresh Fatalities

Ranchi, Sep 29 (PTI) Jharkhand's COVID-19 tally rose to 81,417 on Tuesday as 1,508 more people tested positive for the infection, while nine fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 688, a health official said.

The state now has 12,126 active coronavirus cases, while 68,603 people have been cured of the disease so far, he said.

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Jharkhand has tested 82,743 samples for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the official added.

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