Kolkata, Jun 20 (PTI) West Bengal on Monday reported 224 fresh COVID-19 cases pushing the tally to 20,22,141, a health department bulletin said.

The COVID-19 death toll rose to 21,209 after one more fatality due to the contagion was reported in the state in the last 24 hours, the bulletin said.

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The daily positivity rate rose to 4.19 per cent on Monday from Sunday's 3.50 per cent.

West Bengal currently has 2,044 active COVID-19 cases while 19,98,888 people have recovered from the disease, it said.

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The state had reported 362 new COVID-19 cases and one fatality on Sunday.

In the last 24 hours, 5,341 samples were tested in West Bengal, the bulletin added.

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