India News | 415 New Cases of COVID-19 in West Bengal, 10 More Deaths

Kolkata, Jun 16 (PTI) West Bengal on Tuesday reported 415 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 10 new deaths, according to the state health department.

The death toll in the state rose to 495 with the latest fatalities.

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All the 10 fresh deaths were because of "comorbidities, where COVID-19 was incidental", according to a bulletin issued by the health department.

The total number of cases soared to 11,909, of which 5,386 persons are currently undergoing treatment in different hospitals, it said.

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At least 534 persons were discharged from different hospitals in the last 24 hours after recovering from COVID-19.

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