Kolkata, Sep 10 (PTI) West Bengal Saturday reported 263 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, 59 more than the previous day, pushing the tally to 21,09,090, a health department bulletin said.

As one more COVID-19 death was reported, the total number of fatalities rose to 21,482.

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The positivity rate for the day was 3.17 per cent as 8,306 samples were tested during the day.

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An estimated 214 persons recovered from the virus during the day, taking the total number of recoveries to 20,85,649.

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

Bengal currently has 1,959 active COVID-19 cases.

On Friday the state had reported 204 fresh COVID-19 cases and one death.

A total of 2,63,69,494 samples have been tested for COVID-19 so far, the bulletin added.

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