Kolkata, Jun 19 (PTI) West Bengal on Sunday reported 362 new COVID-19 cases, 74 more than the previous day, pushing the tally to 20,21,917, a health department bulletin said.

The COVID-19 death toll rose to 21,208 as one more person succumbed to the disease on Sunday.

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The daily positivity rate was 3.50 per cent during the day.

The state had reported 288 new coronavirus cases and zero fatality on Saturday.

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West Bengal currently has 1,913 active COVID-19 cases while 19,98,796 have recovered from the infection so far including 73 people in the last 24 hours, it said.

On Sunday 10,337 samples were tested.

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