India News | Bengal Logs 295 New COVID-19 Cases, 2 Deaths
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. West Bengal reported 295 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday pushing the tally to 20,22,842, a health department bulletin said.
Kolkata, Jun 22 (PTI) West Bengal reported 295 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday pushing the tally to 20,22,842, a health department bulletin said.
The COVID-19 death toll rose to 21,212 as two more persons succumbed to the disease, the bulletin said.
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The daily positivity rate rose to 4.85 per cent on Wednesday from 4.74 per cent on Tuesday.
West Bengal currently has 2,446 active COVID-19 cases, while 19,99,184 people have recovered from the disease, including 176 on Wednesday, it said.
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The COVID-19 recovery rate in the state now is 98.83 per cent.
The state had reported 406 new COVID-19 cases and one death on Tuesday.
In the last 24 hours, 6,078 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in Bengal.
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