Patna, Oct 3 (UNI) With 1,431 new COVID 19 cases coming to light, the tally of coronavirus positive cases increased to 1,85,707 so far in Bihar.Health department sources said here today that of the new cases, Patna reported with 236 followed by Purnea with 131, Jamui 59, Muzaffarpur 58, Araria 52, West Champaran 51, Banka 49, Gopalganj 48, Nalanda 46, Jehanabad 45, Siwan 44, Gaya 40, Bhagalpur 37, East Champaran, Kishanganj and Supaul 35 each, Madhepura 34, Madhubani 33, Rohtas 30, Saran 27, Vaishali and Samastipur 24 each, Shrikhpura 23, Aurangabad and Lakhisarai 22 each, Katihar and Buxar 21 each, Munger 20, Begusarai 19, Darbhanga, Saharsa and Bhojpur 18 each, Sitamarhi 15, Nawada 14, Arwal 6 and Kaimur, Sheohar and Khagaria 5 each.Apart from these cases, samples of 7 persons belonging to other states were collected and examined at various places in Bihar which were found to be Covid-19 positive.
With recovery of 1,497 infected persons during the past 24 hours, the recovery rate in the state is 92.82 per cent.
The state had 12,432 active cases where 1,72,364 people have so far recovered from the disease.