Bihar tested a record one lakh 40 thousand 931 COVID-19 samples in the last 24 hours. Principal Secretary Pratyaya Amrit said, this is the highest number testing in the country in a single day.<br />''<br />''Over 35 lakh 71 thousand tests have been conducted in the state so far. Recovery rate has improved to 88 percent which is 11 percent more than the national average.<br />''<br />''1 lakh 24,976 people have been recovered from coronavirus so far and 16 thousand 451 patients are undergoing treatment in various hospitals.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile total number of COVID-19 cases mounted to 1 lakh 42,156. Seven hundred 28 people have died due to Coronavirus in the state so far. Patna remained a hotspot with 21 thousand 833 positive cases followed by 6,226 in Muzaffarpur and 5,782 in Bhagalpur.<br />