Bengal logs 534 new COVID-19 cases 8 fresh fatalities
Kolkata Dec 22 PTI West Bengals COVID-19 tally rose to 1628464 on Wednesday as 534 more people tested positive for the infection a health bulletin said The states coronavirus death toll rose to 19696 as eight more patients succumbed to the infection it said Kolkata and its neighbouring North 24 Parganas district reported three fresh fatalities each while Hooghly and Purba Bardhaman registered one death each The state now has 7442 active cases while 1601326 people have recovered from the disease so far including 535 in the last 24 hours it said adding that the discharge rate stood at 9833 per cent The administration has thus far tested over 210 crore samples for COVID-19 including 36370 samples in the last 24 hours it added PTI SCH ACD ACD
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Kolkata Dec 22 PTI West Bengals COVID-19 tally rose to 1628464 on Wednesday as 534 more people tested positive for the infection a health bulletin said The states coronavirus death toll rose to 19696 as eight more patients succumbed to the infection it said Kolkata and its neighbouring North 24 Parganas district reported three fresh fatalities each while Hooghly and Purba Bardhaman registered one death each The state now has 7442 active cases while 1601326 people have recovered from the disease so far including 535 in the last 24 hours it said adding that the discharge rate stood at 9833 per cent The administration has thus far tested over 210 crore samples for COVID-19 including 36370 samples in the last 24 hours it added PTI SCH ACD ACD