India News | Bengal Adds 2,889 New COVID-19 Cases, 3 More Die
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. West Bengal reported 2,889 fresh COVID-19 cases, raising the tally to 20,42,831, as the upward graph of new infections continues in the state, an official bulletin said on Thursday.
Kolkata, Jul 7 (PTI) West Bengal reported 2,889 fresh COVID-19 cases, raising the tally to 20,42,831, as the upward graph of new infections continues in the state, an official bulletin said on Thursday.
The death toll also mounted to 21,233 after three more fatalities were registered since Wednesday, it said.
The state had logged 2,352 single-day infections on Wednesday.
West Bengal now has 16,546 active cases, while 20,05,052 people have recovered from the disease so far, the bulletin said.
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North 24 Parganas topped the list of new cases at 834, while the metropolis recorded 314 infections, it said, adding, the positivity rate stood at 8.74 per cent.
In the past 24 hours, 15,416 samples have been tested for COVID-19.
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