Kolkata, Jun 9 (PTI) West Bengal on Thursday reported 95 fresh COVID-19 cases, 10 more than the previous day, raising the tally to 20,19,927, the health department said.

The death toll, however, remained at 21,205, it said.

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The state now has 517 active cases, while 19,98,205 people have recovered from the disease thus far, including 47 in the last 24 hours.

Bengal has seen a rise in Covid cases in the past few weeks, with experts attributing the spike to non-adherence of safety protocols like wearing face masks and maintaining social distancing.

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"This was about to happen because of the negligent attitude of people, who have forgotten the basic Covid protocols," a senior doctor said.

The state tested 7,663 samples since Wednesday, the department added.

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