Patna, Jul 8 (PTI) A complete lockdown has been ordered in Patna from July 10 to July 16 due to a sudden spurt in novel coronavirus cases, officials said on Wednesday.

An order to this effect was issued by Patna District Magistrate Kumar Ravi.

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Except for the essential services, markets, offices and other commercial activities will be prohibited during the lockdown period in the state capital, the order said.

The decision comes on a day Bihar reported its highest single-day spike of 749 COVID-19 cases, of which Patna alone accounted for 235.

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The state's COVID-19 tally now stands at 13,274, the health department said in its daily update on Wednesday.

This is the first instance of the state's coronavirus count crossing the 700-mark in one day.

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