Bihar records 81 fresh Covid cases, 2 deaths

PATNA: With 81 fresh Covid cases and 109 discharges, the number of active cases in the state further declined to 725 on Sunday from 755 the previous day. The daily test positivity rate stood at 0.05% as 1,40,189 samples were tested across the state in the last 24 hours. The day also saw two people succumbing to the virus in the state.
Of 81 fresh cases, Patna accounted for 16 and Darbhanga 14. Number of districts with zero cases increased from 10 on Saturday to 13 on Sunday. The remaining districts recorded cases in single digit. Buxar had zero active case on Sunday and 12 districts have less than 10 cases. At 99, Patna has highest active cases in the state.
The fresh cases took the state’s overall Covid tally to 7,23,945 on Sunday. Two fresh deaths – one each from Madhubani and Muzaffarpur – took the state’s toll to 9,629.
Meanwhile, 2,08,95,340 beneficiaries have so far received their vaccine doses in the state, including 31,49,870 who have received their second shot.