<span style="color: #222222;">In Bihar, COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 97.08 per cent. The number of active cases in the state is continuously declining. Currently, the state has five thousand 585 active cases. In all, 668 patients recovered in the last 24 hours while 713 new cases were reported. Maximum positive cases of 267<br />'' <br />''were reported from Patna. 37 containment areas in the state capital have been sealed. 50 more beds have been added in one hundred bed covid ward in Patna Medical College Hospital.<br />''<br />''Over two lakh 27 thousand 714 patients have so far recovered from the infection in the state. Health Minister Mangal Pandey said one lakh 36 thousand 770 samples were tested in the past 24 hours.Over one crore 44 lakh corona tests have been conducted in the state so far.Health Minister Mr Pandey said over one lakh corona  test is being done everyday .</span>