Kolkata, Nov 25 (PTI) The COVID-19 death toll in West Bengal climbed to 8,172 after 51 more patients succumbed to the disease on Wednesday, a bulletin released by the state health department said.

The coronavirus tally mounted to 4,66,991 with 3,528 fresh cases, it said.

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The discharge rate improved to 92.95 per cent after 3,605 recoveries were registered since Tuesday.

West Bengal now has 24,752 active cases.

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In the past 24 hours, 44,631 samples have been tested, it added.

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