Bihar recorded around 4,000 COVID- 19 cases in the last 24 hours while ten casualties spiked the death toll to 429, the health department said.
The state witnessed 3,934 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 79,720 in the state.
Of the 10 casualties, four deaths were reported from Patna, followed by two from Bhagalpur while one each was reported from Banka,
Munger, Nalanda and East Champaran, the state health departments bulletin said.
The total number of tests conducted, since the state was first hit by the pandemic in March, is 10.21 lakh.
Out of the 79,720 COVID-19 positive cases, 51,315 people have recovered, 2,642 of them in the last 24 hours.
At present, there are 27,975 active cases in the state.