India News | Record 29 Single-day Deaths Push Jharkhand's COVID-19 Toll to 1,261
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Jharkhand reported a record 29 COVID-19 deaths in a single day, pushing the toll to 1,261, while the tally climbed to 1,44,594 with 2,844 fresh cases, a health department official said on Wednesday.
Ranchi, Apr 14 (PTI) Jharkhand reported a record 29 COVID-19 deaths in a single day, pushing the toll to 1,261, while the tally climbed to 1,44,594 with 2,844 fresh cases, a health department official said on Wednesday.
The state now has 17,155 active cases following the recovery of 1,26,178 patients, he said.
State capital Ranchi reported the highest number of single-day deaths as well as new infections - 6 and 1,049, respectively.
Altogether, 34,155 samples have so far been tested for COVID-19, the official added.
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