Kolkata, Jun 15 (PTI) West Bengal on Wednesday reported 230 new COVID-19 cases, 95 more than the previous day, with the tally rising to 20,20,774, the health department said in a bulletin. The single-day count crossed the 200-mark after two-and-half months.

The positivity rate stood at 2.95 per cent, up from Tuesday's 1.85 per cent, it said.

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The death toll rose to 21,207 after one more patient succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, the bulletin said.

Fifty-eight people recuperated from the disease during the period, taking the total number of recoveries to 19,98,530.

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West Bengal now has 1,037 active cases, the bulletin said.

The state health administration tested 7,784 samples for the infection in the last 24 hours, it added.

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