COVID-19: 6 new cases in Bihar, total 1,326

Patna, May 18 (IANS) Six new coronavirus cases were reported in Bihar on Monday, taking the total number of such cases in the state to 1,326, a senior officer said.

Bihar Health Department Principal Secretary Sanjay Kumar said 3 new cases were found in Saharsa, while one case each was reported from Begusarai, Saupal and Khagaria.

The state had reported 142 cases on Sunday, including 58 in Patna district.

Eight patients have succumbed to cornavirus till date, while 475 patients have been cured and discharged in Bihar.

Patna district tops in cornavirus cases in the state, reporting 164 cases of the total.

–IANS

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