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West Bengal’s Covid-19 tally jumps to 1,13,432

August 16, 2020 By Shivanee Thote
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Kolkata:

West Bengal reported its highest single-day COVID-19 cases on Saturday. The health department said that the death toll climbed to 2,377 after 58 more patients died. Since Friday, 2,647 people have recovered from the disease.

So the total number of recoveries was 83,836, declared by the department. West Bengal has 27,219 active cases. Of the fresh cases, Kolkata accounted for 21 deaths, while 15 cases were reported from South 24 Parganas. The rest 17 deaths were registered in 10 other districts. The metropolis also topped the list with 671 cases.

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Update by Asha Jalan

News source: Millennium post

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