Summary:
Patna, January 24 (PTI) The number of new COVID-19 cases in Bihar has dropped to under 2,000 with 1,821 of them reported on Monday, a bulletin issued by the state health department said.
The figure is 1182 less than that on Sunday, the bulletin said.
The toll due the disease in the state during the day was eight and the number of recoveries 4829, it said.
The total fatalities due to the pandemic is now 12193 and its caseload 8,13,342.
The total figure of active cases of COVID-19 in Bihar stood at 14,832 on Monday, while 78,6317 people have recuperated from the disease so far, it said.
In Patna there were 224 fresh infections on Monday, 200 less than Sunday, where the number of active cases now stands at 2924, the bulletin said.