Ranchi, Dec 11 (PTI) Jharkhand's COVID-19 tally rose to 1,11,003 as 173 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said on Friday.

The death toll increased to 993 after two more patients succumbed to the disease, he said.

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Two new fatalities were reported from Ranchi and Bokaro, the official said.

Ranchi district registered the maximum number of fresh cases at 95, followed by Palamu at 11.

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Jharkhand now has 1,690 active coronavirus cases, while 1,08,320 people have been cured of the disease so far, the official said.

The state has tested 19,504 samples for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, he added.

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