Bihar Health Minister explains reason behind sudden spike in COVID deaths

Amid the dip in rising cases of COVID-19, a sudden hike was witnessed in death toll on June 10. Number of fatalities took a significant leap of 3951 deaths in Bihar after figures were revised by state health department. Health Minister Mangal Pandey said, 'We got to know from various sources that those who died (due to COVID) could be more in number. After consultations with stakeholders, State govt instructed district administration to identify institutional deaths due to COVID-19'. State has 4516 active cases as of June 10.