More 46 fresh COVID-19 cases records in Bihar, tally climbs to 1,079

Forty-six more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Bihar, taking the total number of cases in the state to 1,079, a senior health department official said here on Saturday. Principal Secretary (Health) Sanjay Kumar said these 46 samples tested positive for the virus on Friday.

Among the fresh cases, five have been reported from



Patna district where the tally has gone up to 105. While one is a 14-year-old girl from the rural Bakhtiyarpur area, the remaining four are male personnel of the Bihar Military Police's 14th battalion, he said.

The number of BMP-14 personnel, stationed at Khajpura locality in the city, who have been found infected till date has now reached 25.