Kolkata, Sep 9 (PTI) West Bengal logged 204 new COVID-19 cases on Friday taking the tally to 21,08,827, a health department bulletin said.

As one COVID-19 death was reported in the last 24 hours, the total number of fatalities went up to 21,481, it said.

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The daily positivity rate was 2.52 per cent as 8,085 samples were tested during the day.

Altogether 220 people recovered from COVID-19 during the day, taking the total number of recoveries to 20,85,435.

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The COVID-19 recovery rate now is 98.89 per cent.

The state currently has 1,911 active COVID-19 cases.

Bengal had reported 205 new COVID-19 cases and one death on Thursday.

A total of 2,63,61,188 samples have been tested for COVID-19 so far, it added.

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