With Araria, Sitamarhi and Sheikhpura reporting theirfirst cases, the number of districts affected by the pandemichas reached 28, out of the 38 in the state.
Principal Secretary, Health, Sanjay Kumar said sixpeople all men in the age range between 18 and 70 years tested positive for coronavirus infection in Gopalganjdistrict.
In addition, Kaimur reported four cases, including afour-year-old boy from Chainpur village which has become ahotspot. The remaining patients, including a woman aged 19years, are from the district headquarters of Bhabhua.
Both Kaimur and Gopalganj now account for 18 caseseach.
Two men, in their 40s and 60s, tested positive forCovid-19 in Jamalpur town of Munger district which hasreported the maximum number of cases - 92.
Three men aged between 23 and 52 years tested positivefor the disease in Jehanabad, taking the districts total tofour.
A 17-year-old boy tested Covid-19 positive in NayaBhojpur village of Buxar yet another hotspot taking thedistricts total to 26.
The Sitamarhi patient is a 26-year-old man who hasreturned from Delhi, while in Sheikhpura, a man of the sameage has tested positive for coronavirus infection, theofficial said.
Besides, Araria and Banka reported two cases each.In terms of total number of cases, Munger is followed by Patna(39), Nalanda (35), Rohtas (31) and Siwan (30).
Two patients, one each from Munger and Vaishalidistricts, have died while 64 have recovered.
Till Tuesday evening, 19,851 samples have been testedat six approved laboratories in the state four at the statecapital and one each at Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga. NACNN NN