Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 2 (ANI): West Bengal recorded 679 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, as per a bulletin released by the state government on Wednesday.

Within the same duration, 681 people recovered from the infection while 12 people succumbed to the deadly virus.

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There are 8787 active Covid cases in the state as of now, the bulletin says.

A total of 15,49,283 cases have been reported in the state so far. Out of this, 15,22,023 people have recovered from the disease while 18,459 people succumbed to the disease. (ANI)

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