Kolkata, Jun 29 (PTI) West Bengal on Monday recorded the highest one-day spike in COVID-19 cases with 624 new infections, taking the state's tally to 17,907, while 14 more people succumbed to the disease raising the death toll to 653, a health bulletin said.

Thirteen, out of the 14 deceased, died due to comorbidities where COVID-19 was incidental, it said.

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Since Sunday, 526 patients were discharged from different hospitals in the state after they recovered from the disease.

The number of active cases is now 5,535, according to the bulletin.

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