Bihar reports 67 new coronavirus cases; highest single-day spike so far, tally reaches 696

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Bihar surged to 696 after 67 more people tested positive for COVID-19, the highest single-day spike, on Sunday, State Health Department Principal Secretary Sanjay Kumar said. A 60-year-old COVID-19 patient died at the Patna Medical College and Hospital on Sunday, taking the total number of persons who died after being diagnosed with coronavirus infection to six, a top health official said. Out of the new cases, 11 each were reported from Nalanda and Munger, nine each from Bhagalpur and Patna, eight from Kishanganj, four from East Champaran, three each from Muzaffarpur and Arwal, two each from Gaya and Nawada, and one each from Araria, Aurangabad, Bhojpur, Samastipur and Khagaria.

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