Patna, April 28 -- Bihar was rattled by its biggest ever spike in COVID-19 cases in a single day when 68 people tested positive on Monday and the states total jumped to 345, a top official said here.
Principal Secretary, Health, Sanjay Kumar also pointed out that the day marked Madhubani (five), Darbhanga and Purnea (one each) registering their first COVID-19 cases, bringing the number of districts affected by the outbreak to 25, out of a total of 38.
The number of cases reported during the day surpassed the previous highest of 53 last Friday.
The state has witnessed a steep rise in the number of cases in the recent past. The first two cases were reported on March 22 and the total number crossed the three-digit mark on April 19, about fo...