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63,032 health workers administered COVID-19 vaccine in Bihar since Jan 16

<span style="color: #222222;">In Bihar, 63 thousand 32 health workers have been administered  Covid-19 vaccine in the state since January 16. Health Minister Mangal Pandey said the number of centres for Covid vaccination has been doubled from three hundred to six hundred.Mr Pandey said vaccination will be done in 19 out of 38 districts including Darbhanga, Madhubani and Samastipur on Monday and Thursday. In the remaining districts  vaccination  will be done on Tuesday and Saturday. The Health Minister appealed to the people to shun hesitation and take the vaccine shots for their safety.<br />'' <br />'' Meanwhile, COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 98.43 per cent in the state. This is 1.65 per cent more than the national average. The number of active cases in the state is continuously declining. Currently, two thousand 606  patients are under  treatment at various hospitals. Two lakh 55 thousand 538 patients have so far recovered from the infection in the state.  Out of 38 districts no positive case has been reported from 13 districts. Maximum 65 cases were reported from Patna followed by 13 in Arwal.<br />'' <br />''<br />''Over 87 thousand corona tests were carried out during the past 24 hours. Over two  crore 32 lakh corona tests have been conducted in the state so far.</span>

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