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Psatnas : Coronavirus cases surged to 13,274 in Bihar on July 8, 2020, afternoon, as 749 more persons including 235 in Patna, both a record, tested positive to it. Coronavirus death toll in Bihar climbed to 1204 in Bihar on July 8. Altogether 9,338 patients have recovered in the state.
According to State Health Department Sources, 67 persons in Begusarai District, 61 in Gopalganj, 50 in Bhagalpur, 36 in Naswada, 24 in Munger, 22 in Purnia, 21 in Siwan, 18 in Jehanabad, 17 in Madhubani, 17 in Muzaffarpur, 15 in Gaya, 14 in Buxar, and 14 in Khagaria, had also tested positive to Coronavirus. In Patna, 35 persons tested positive in Patliputra Colony.
Meanwhile, a senior State Government strongly contradicted a news in a section of media that Bihar CM Nitish Kumar will shift to State Guest House from his official residence 1, Anne Marg, after one of his close relatives tested Coronvirus positive. The officer described the report as baseless.