Shashank Shekhar
Patna : Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases jumped to 6,736 in Bihar on June 16, 2020, with 74 more persons including ten from Begusarai District, nine from Bhagalpur, eight from Samastipur, seven from Arwal, five from Bhojpur, and four from Patna testing positive to it. The new patients are in 14-63 year age group and authorities are ascertaining their infection trail. Coronavirus death toll stands at 40 in Bihar.
In Begusarai District in North Bihar, three cases were reported from Birpur, two from Begusarai urban, and one each from Barauni, Khodabandpur, Chhaurahi, Dandari, and Matihani. In Bhagalpur District in eastern Bihar, nine cases were reported from Kahalgaon. In Bhojpur District, five cases were reported from Sahar. In Jehanabad, two cases were rep[orted from Hulasganj.
In Patna District, one case each was reported from Patna, Bihta, Dhanarua and Phulwarisharif. In Samastipur District in North Bihar, five cases were reported from Bibhutipur, two from Warisnagar, and one from Samastipur. In Kishanganj District, three cases were reported from Kochadhaman.
In Arwal District, six cases were reported from Kaler and one from Arwal. In Nalanda District, two cases were reported from Policeline. In Nawada Disytrict, three cases were reported from Sirdala. Five cases were reported from Khagaria District and two from Muzaffarpur..