India News | West Bengal Reports Record 3,720 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, 62 Deaths
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. West Bengal's COVID-19 tally climbed to 3,09,417 on Thursday with its highest single-day spike of 3,720 fresh cases, the health department said in a bulletin.
Kolkata, Oct 15 (PTI) West Bengal's COVID-19 tally climbed to 3,09,417 on Thursday with its highest single-day spike of 3,720 fresh cases, the health department said in a bulletin.
The death toll rose to 5,870 after 62 more people succumbed to the virus, it said.
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At least 3,179 people recovered from the disease since Wednesday, bettering the discharge rate to 87.77 per cent.
West Bengal now has 31,984 active cases.
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In the last 24 hours, 42,653 samples have been tested, the bulletin added.
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