Shashank Shekhar
Patna : Eighty-three more persons including 35 from Katihar, 11 from Rohtas, and 9 from Begusarai tested positive to Coronavirus (COVID-19) on May 24, 2020, noon, taking the total to 2,477 in Bihar. The new patients are in 17-58 year age group. The local authorities are looking into their infection trail. Eleven persons have died due to the disease in Bihar till date.
In Katihar District in Eastern Bihar, 24 cases were reported from Barsoi, seven from Kursela, and one each from Sadar Katihar, Manshi, Ahmdabad and Bhimnagar. In Begusarai District in North Bihar, five cases were reported from Begusarai Urban, and one each from Cheriyabariyarpur, Bhagwanpur, Begusarai Sadar, and Madal Kara. In Madhubani District in North Bihar, three cases were reported from Lakhnaur.
In Rohtas District, 11 cases were reported from Sasaram. Three cases were reported from Bhabhua in Kaimur District. Two cases each were reported from Banka, Khagaria, Gopalganj, Aurangabad, and Nalanda districts and one each from Nawada, Arwal, Jehanabad. In Bhagalpur District in Eastern Bihar, two cases were reported from Sanhaula.In Munger District, five cases were reported from Asarganj and one from Munger.