At least four children have died in Bihar's Darbhanga Medical College in the last 24 hours, news agency ANI reported.
Hospital authorities told ANI that one of the four children had tested positive for COVID-19.
"They were experiencing breathlessness & had symptoms like pneumonia. They were in serious condition. One of them had tested positive for COVID. Others tested negative," said Principal DMCH and Incharge CCU told ANI.
Meanwhile, COVID-19 death toll rose by 52 in Bihar on Sunday when 1,475 fresh cases were also reported even as the active caseload dropped to less than 20,000 in yet another indication of the let-up in the second wave sweeping across the state.
According to the health department, the number of fatalities registered so far has risen to 5,104, and 7.05 lakh people have been infected by the coronavirus till date.
However, 6.82 lakh people have recovered and the number of active cases has reached 18,377 a significant decline since the beginning of the month when it was more than one lakh. The recovery rate has also risen to 96.67 per cent.
(With inputs from PTI)
