Kolkata, Jul 7 (PTI) West Bengal reported its highest single-day COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday with 25 patients succumbing to the disease, the state health department bulletin said.

The death toll in the state is now 807, it said.

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The bulletin said that 837 more people have tested positive for the disease, taking the COVID-19 tally in West Bengal to 23,837.

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For the third consecutive day, the state witnessed more than 800 new infections.

During the last 24 hours, 555 patients recovered from the disease, the bulletin said.

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