India News | West Bengal Reports 53 More COVID-19 Deaths, 2,997 Fresh Cases

Kolkata, Aug 27 (PTI) The COVID-19 death toll in West Bengal jumped to 3,017 on Thursday after 53 more people succumbed to the virus, a bulletin issued by the state's health department said.

The caseload scaled past the 1,50,000-mark with 2,997 new infections since Wednesday, it said. The state's coronavirus tally stood at 1,50,772.

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A total of 3,189 people were discharged from hospitals during the period, taking the discharge rate to 80.28 per cent.

West Bengal now has 26,709 active cases.

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In the past 24 hours, 42,474 samples have been tested in the state, the bulletin added.

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