Kolkata, Mar 28 (PTI) West Bengal on Monday reported 31 new cases of COVID-19, which pushed the tally to 20,17,233, the health department said in its bulletin.

The toll remained unchanged at 20,197 with no new fatality recorded, the bulletin said.

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At least 67 more recoveries were registered in the state, raising the total number f people cured of the disease to 19,95,356.

The recovery rate stood at 98.92 per cent.

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Bengal currently has 680 active cases.

As many as 24,714,560 samples have been examined in the state thus far, including 9,259 since Sunday, the bulletin added.

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