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Woman tests positive for COVID 19 in Bihar; total reaches 346

Apr 28, 2020, 14:10 IST

PTI

Patna, April 28 () A 26-year-old woman has testedpositive for COVID-19 in Bihar's Nalanda district, taking thetotal number of cases in the state to 346, a top official saidhere on Tuesday.

According to Principal Secretary, Health, SanjayKumar, test reports of the woman, a resident of Nepura villageadjoining the district headquarters of Bihar Sharif, came lateon Monday. She had recently returned from Delhi.

With this, the number of positive cases reported onMonday touched 69 the biggest-ever spike witnessed in thestate where the contagion has now spread to 25 out of 38districts.

So far, 35 people have tested positive in Nalanda,with only Munger (90) and Patna (39) reporting more cases.

A total of 19,790 samples have been tested in thestate. Among the confirmed cases, two have died and 57 haverecovered. NACRMS RMS

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