indiaUpdated: Aug 17, 2020 16:01 ISTThe Bihar government has once again decided to extend the lockdown till September 6, owing to the rising cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the state. The lockdown was imposed from July 16 to July 31 and later extended till August 16. It is expected that an order for some more relaxation in the lockdown norms would be issued on Monday. Bihar has seen a massive surge in Covid-19 cases as the state’s tally have crossed the one lakh mark. Till Sunday, the cumulative Covid-19 cases were 104,093 and 537 people have died due to the disease till now.

Source: Hindustan Times August 17, 2020 09:12 UTC