India News | Jharkhand Reports 6 COVID Deaths, 618 Fresh Cases

Ranchi, Aug 7 (PTI) The COVID-19 deaths of Jharkhand rose to 151 on Friday after six patients succumbed to the disease, a government bulletin said.

It said that 618 people also tested positive for coronavirus infection, pushing the state's tally to 16,482.

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The state now has 8,840 active cases while 7,491 patients have recovered from COVID-19 so far. Till date, 3,67,757 out of 3,77,056 swab samples have been tested, the bulletin said.

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