Ranchi, Aug 12 (PTI) Jharkhand on Wednesday reported 679 new cases of COVID-19, following which the state's tally crossed the 20,000-mark, as per an official bulletin.

Eight persons also died during the day, taking the state's toll to 202, it said.

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There are 7,858 active cases in the state at present while the total number of cases is 20,257, it added.

So far, 12,197 people have recovered from COVID-19.

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The state's recovery rate is 60.21 per cent.

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