<span style="color: #222222;">In Bihar, COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 97.09 per cent. This is 3.44 per cent more than the national average. The number of active cases in the state is declining continuously. Currently, five thousand 545 patients are under treatment at various hospitals.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> In all, 654 patients recovered in the last 24 hours while 698 new cases were reported. Maximum positive cases of 180 reported from Patna. Over two lakh 27 thousand 46 patients have so far recovered from the infection in the state.</span><br />''