<p>Bihar's Covid-19 caseload rose to over 1.26 lakh on Wednesday as 2,163 more people tested positive for the infection, while nine fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 653, a health bulletin said.</p>.<p>The fresh infections have taken the total number of Covid-19 cases in the state to 1,26,989, it said.</p>.<p>Patna district reported the highest number of new cases at 339, followed by East Champaran (132), Muzaffarpur (124), Araria (117) and Saran (97).</p>.<p>All the fresh Covid-19 fatalities were reported from Patna district, taking its death toll 144.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-world-coronavirus-vaccine-karnataka-maharashtra-tamil-nadu-delhi-kerala-gujarat-west-bengal-bangalore-mumbai-new-delhi-chennai-kolkata-cases-deaths-recoveries-876781.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Other districts that have so far reported more than 20 Covid-19 deaths each are Bhagalpur (47), Gaya (42), Rohtas (31), Munger and Nalanda (28 each), Muzaffarpur (25), Vaishali and Bhojpur (24 each), East Champaran (23), Saran (22) and Samastipur (21).</p>.<p>According to the bulletin, 2,234 people were cured of the disease in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries in the state to 1,06,765.</p>.<p>The recovery rate, which has been showing an encouraging trend since August 17, has improved to 84.07 per cent, it said.</p>.<p>Bihar has 19,571 active cases at present.</p>.<p>Patna has so far reported the highest number of Covid-19 cases at 19,721, followed by Muzaffarpur (5,506), Begusarai (4,967), Bhagalpur (4,987) and East Champaran (4,680).</p>.<p>The state has so far tested 26.72 lakh samples for Covid-19, including 1,02, 590 in the last 24 hours, the bulletin added. </p>
<p>Bihar's Covid-19 caseload rose to over 1.26 lakh on Wednesday as 2,163 more people tested positive for the infection, while nine fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 653, a health bulletin said.</p>.<p>The fresh infections have taken the total number of Covid-19 cases in the state to 1,26,989, it said.</p>.<p>Patna district reported the highest number of new cases at 339, followed by East Champaran (132), Muzaffarpur (124), Araria (117) and Saran (97).</p>.<p>All the fresh Covid-19 fatalities were reported from Patna district, taking its death toll 144.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-world-coronavirus-vaccine-karnataka-maharashtra-tamil-nadu-delhi-kerala-gujarat-west-bengal-bangalore-mumbai-new-delhi-chennai-kolkata-cases-deaths-recoveries-876781.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Other districts that have so far reported more than 20 Covid-19 deaths each are Bhagalpur (47), Gaya (42), Rohtas (31), Munger and Nalanda (28 each), Muzaffarpur (25), Vaishali and Bhojpur (24 each), East Champaran (23), Saran (22) and Samastipur (21).</p>.<p>According to the bulletin, 2,234 people were cured of the disease in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries in the state to 1,06,765.</p>.<p>The recovery rate, which has been showing an encouraging trend since August 17, has improved to 84.07 per cent, it said.</p>.<p>Bihar has 19,571 active cases at present.</p>.<p>Patna has so far reported the highest number of Covid-19 cases at 19,721, followed by Muzaffarpur (5,506), Begusarai (4,967), Bhagalpur (4,987) and East Champaran (4,680).</p>.<p>The state has so far tested 26.72 lakh samples for Covid-19, including 1,02, 590 in the last 24 hours, the bulletin added. </p>