India News | Bengal Reports 18,213 New COVID-19 Cases, 18 More Deaths
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. West Bengal reported 18,213 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday, 2,792 more than the previous day, raising the tally to 17,11,957, a bulletin released by the health department said.
Kolkata, Jan 7 (PTI) West Bengal reported 18,213 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday, 2,792 more than the previous day, raising the tally to 17,11,957, a bulletin released by the health department said.
The death toll mounted to 19,864 with 18 more fatalities, it said.
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The state now has 51,384 active cases, while 7,912 patients have recovered from the disease in the past 24 hours.
Since Thursday, 69,158 samples were tested in West Bengal.
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