India News | West Bengal Reports 11 More COVID-19 Fatalities, 445 Fresh Cases
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. West Bengal's COVID-19 death toll on Wednesday rose to 591 as 11 more people succumbed to the disease, while 445 fresh cases pushed the state's tally to 15,173, health department officials said.
Kolkata, Jun 24 (PTI) West Bengal's COVID-19 death toll on Wednesday rose to 591 as 11 more people succumbed to the disease, while 445 fresh cases pushed the state's tally to 15,173, health department officials said.
All the 11 people died due to comorbidities where COVID-19 was incidental, a bulletin issued by the department said.
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Six deaths were reported from Kolkata, two from Howrah, and one each from South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas and Darjeeling, it said.
The state's discharge rate improved to 63.94 per cent, with 484 patients recovering from COVID-19 since Tuesday, it said.
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