PATNA : Bihar reported 1,575 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the tally to over 1.61 lakh while the death toll mounted to 836 with five more fatalities, a bulletin issued by the health department said.
As many as 1,514 patients have been cured of the disease on Tuesday, taking the total number of recoveries to 1,46,533, the bulletin said.With this the states recovery rate rose to 90.96 per cent on Tuesday from 90.91 per cent on Monday, it said.It has been rising since August 17, 2020 except for two consecutive days on September 3 and 4.