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West Bengal reports 98 new coronavirus cases, 2 deaths in 24 hours

West Bengal's Covid-19 tally rose to 20,16,192 on Thursday as 98 more people tested positive for the infection, while two fresh fatalities pushed the coronavirus death toll to 21,184

A health worker sorts vials at a COVID-19 testing site amid concern over a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in India, in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)

Press Trust of India Kolkata

West Bengal's COVID-19 tally rose to 20,16,192 on Thursday as 98 more people tested positive for the infection, while two fresh fatalities pushed the coronavirus death toll to 21,184, a health department bulletin said.

The state now has 1,544 active COVID-19 cases, while 19,93,464 people have recovered from the disease so far, including 112 in the last 24 hours.

The COVID-19 recovery rate now is 98.87 per cent.

The administration has so far tested over 2,44,32,537 samples for COVID-19, including 21,519 in the last 24 hours, it added.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Mar 10 2022 | 10:46 PM IST

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