Ranchi, Sep 24 (PTI) Seven more people succumbed to COVID-19 in Jharkhand, pushing the death toll to 648, while 1,141 fresh cases raised the tally in the state to 75,089, a senior health department official said on Thursday.

Jharkhand currently has 12,882 active cases, while 61,559 have recovered so far.

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As many as 21,755 samples were tested for COVID-19 on Wednesday, the official added.

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