A 60-year-old COVID-19 patient died at the Patna Medical College and Hospital on Sunday, taking the total number of persons who died after being diagnosed with coronavirus infection to six, a top health official said.
The man was a resident of Belchi area in Barh in Patna district, Principal Secretary, Health, Sanjay Kumar said.
He was in quarantine after returning from Delhi, Kumar said.
"It was a case of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (end stage lunge disease), died of cardio respiratory arrest," Kumar said in a tweet.
Rohtas, Munger, Vaishali, East Champaran and Sitamarhi have reported one death each.
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