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Jharkhand registers 167 fresh coronavirus cases, one more fatality

Jharkhand's coronavirus caseload rose to 109,151 as 167 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said

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Press Trust of India Ranchi
1 min read Last Updated : Dec 01 2020 | 10:22 AM IST

Jharkhand's coronavirus caseload

rose to 1,09,151 as 167 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said on Tuesday.

One more person succumbed to the infection, pushing the COVID-19 death toll in the state to 964.

Ranchi district reported the highest number of new cases at 59, followed by East Singhbhum (22), and West Singhbhum (17), he said.

The state now has 2,016 active coronavirus cases, while 1,06,171 people have been cured of the disease and 964 have died of the infection so far, he said.

Jharkhand has tested 30,813 samples for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, he added.

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First Published: Dec 01 2020 | 10:19 AM IST

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