India News | COVID-19 Death Toll in West Bengal Reaches 956; 1,435 Fresh Cases Reported

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Twenty-four more people died due to COVID-19 in West Bengal, taking the total number of such fatalities in the state to 956, the Health Department said on Monday.

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Kolkata, July 13 (PTI) Twenty-four more people died due to COVID-19 in West Bengal, taking the total number of such fatalities in the state to 956, the Health Department said on Monday.

According to the department, 1,435 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported from different districts of the state in the last 24 hours, pushing the infection tally to 31,448.

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The number of active cases currently stands at 11,279.

Since Sunday, 10,359 samples have been tested for the virus, while 632 people were discharged from hospitals following their recovery.

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