<span style="color: #222222;">In Bihar, recovery rate of COVID-19 has reached 80 per cent.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Recovered patients is more than positive cases in the last 24 hours.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">During this period 3,531 patients were discharged from hospitals after treatment while 2,238 fresh positive cases were reported.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">With increase in discharge of COVID patients from hospitals, the active cases have dropped to 23,935. Altogether 95,372 patients have recovered so far across the state.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Positive cases mounted to 1,19,909. The COVID-19 death toll in Bihar rose to 602.</span><br />''<br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The number of testings has crossed 23 lakh in the state. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has instructed to ramp up testing in those areas where number of active patients is more.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A new 500-bed COVID hospital at Bihta in Patna will be operational from today. This hospital has been built under PM care fund.</span><br />