Kolkata, Mar 24 (PTI) West Bengal on Thursday recorded 59 new COVID-19 cases, which pushed the tally to 20,17,035, the health department said in its bulletin.

The toll remained unchanged at 21,197 as no fresh death was reported, the bulletin stated.

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At least 83 more people recuperated from the disease since Wednesday, taking the total number of recoveries to 19,95,057.

Bengal currently has 781 active cases, down from Wednesday's 805.

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As many as 24,659,825 samples have been examined in the state thus far, including 16,429 in the last 24 hours.

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