Highest single-day spike of 1,432 COVID-19 cases in Bihar, total count 18,853

Bihar recorded worst single-day spike of 1,432 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, which pushed total tally in state to 18,853, health department said.

Of 1,432 cases, Patna reported maximum number of patients at 162, followed by East Champaran at 124, Begusarai at 114, Nalanda at 107, Nawada at 92, Bhagalpur at 61, West Champaran at 58, Siwan at 55 and Muzaffarpur at 54.

tably, Tuesday marked third consecutive day when Bihar reported fresh COVID-19 cases in four digits.

previous biggest single-day increase was registered on Sunday when 1,266 people had tested positive for infection.

department also said that 12,364 people have recovered from disease so far, while number of fatalities till Monday stood at 134. 

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