COVID-19: West Bengal reports 611 fresh infections, 15 more fatalities; active cases near 6000-mark
Kolkata/IBNS: With 611 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, the total Covid-19 tally in West Bengal has reached 19170, including 5959 active cases, 683 deaths and 12528 discharges, reports said on Wednesday.
According to a bulletin issued by West Bengal Health and Family Welfare (WBHFW) department, in the past 24 hours, 15 people succumbed to coronavirus infections while 398 more Covid-19 patients were discharged from various health facilities across the state.
The bulletin stated that the recovery rate stood at 65.35 per cent.
In the state capital Kolkata, with 238 fresh cases and seven more deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the total number of virus-infected patients has mounted to 6222, including 1958 active cases, 386 fatalities and 3878 recoveries, the bulletin read.
West Bengal has tested 4,97,596 samples till date with 9558 tests being conducted in 51 testing facilities across the state in the past 24 hours, reports said.
Currently, 6668 persons are kept in government quarantine centres and 59658 people are under home surveillance in the state.
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