Ranchi, Nov 8 (PTI) Jharkhand's COVID-19 tally mounted to 1,04,239 as 340 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said on Sunday.

The death toll rose to 897 after two more patients succumbed to the disease, he said.

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The two fatalities were reported from Ranchi and Hazaribagh, the official said.

Ranchi district registered the maximum number of new cases at 86, followed by East Singhbhum at 41.

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Jharkhand now has 4,566 active coronavirus cases, while 98,776 people have been cured of the disease so far, the official said.

The state has tested 27,341 samples for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, he added.

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