130 fresh COVID-19 cases reported in Bihar; total tally rises to 6,940
With no fresh casualty, the death toll, however, stayed at 39, it said.
Instances of the dreaded coronavirus infection have been reported from all the 38 districts of the state, with the highest from Patna at 343, followed by Bhagalpur at 338, Begusarai at 328, Madhubani at 323 and Khagaria at 296.
Only four districts -- Arwal, Jamui, Lakhisarai and Sheohar -- have reported less than 100 cases so far.
Khagaria, Begusarai and Vaishali have accounted for the maximum number of three casualties each followed by two deaths each in Bhojpur, Darbhanga, Jehanabad, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Saran, Sitamarhi and Siwan.
Araria, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Jamui, Katihar, Madhepura, Madhubani, Munger, Nalanda, Nawada, East Champaran, Rohtas, Samastipur and Sheohar have reported one death each.
Altogether 4,776 people have recovered from the disease. As many as 1.33 lakh swab samples have been tested so far, the health department said.
The number of migrants who returned to Bihar from other parts of the country since May 3 and tested COVID-19 positive is 4,643, state Health Secretary Lokesh Kumar Singh said.
Although the first couple of COVID 19 cases were reported in Bihar in March, a major spurt has been witnessed since the beginning of May. The state has reported close to 6,000 cases during the period. NAC SNS NSD NSD