Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 1 (ANI): One person from Godda district has tested positive for COVID-19 last night, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in Jharkhand to 111."The patient had returned from Kolkata. A total of 111 persons have been affected by coronavirus so far in Jharkhand," Health Secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni said.A total of 35,043 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in India. 8,889 persons have recovered or migrated, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday.There are 25,007 active cases of COVID-19 in the country at present. 1,147 people have lost their lives due to the coronavirus in the country to date. (ANI)

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