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West Bengal records 10 more Covid-19 fatalities, 340 new cases of infection

Kolkata, West Bengal | ByPress Trust of India | Posted by: Shivani Kumar
Jun 04, 2020 01:26 PM IST

Of the fresh fatalities, seven were reported from Kolkata and one death each was reported from South 24 Parganas, Howrah and Darjeeling districts.

West Bengal registered 10 more deaths due to Covid-19 on Wednesday, taking their number to 273 as 340 new cases of the infection surfaced in the state, officials said here.

At least 170 people were discharged from hospitals on Wednesday, taking the total number of people cured of the disease to 2,580.(PTI)
At least 170 people were discharged from hospitals on Wednesday, taking the total number of people cured of the disease to 2,580.(PTI)

With this, the total number of confirmed cases of the disease in the state rises to 6,508, a state health bulletin said.

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Of the fresh fatalities, seven were reported from Kolkata and one death each was reported from South 24 Parganas, Howrah and Darjeeling districts.

Seventy-two patients have died in West Bengal due to co-morbid conditions where Covid-19 was “incidental”, the bulletin maintained.

The state now has 3,583 active cases, it added.

At least 170 people were discharged from hospitals on Wednesday, taking the total number of people cured of the disease to 2,580, the bulletin said.

It added that with 99 fresh cases, Kolkata topped the list on Wednesday, while other districts that also reported a high number of cases include Howrah (58), North 24 Parganas (42), Hooghly (38), Bankura (15), Cooch Behar (14) and Malda (10).

As many as 9,499 samples have been tested in the state since Tuesday, taking the total number of such clinical examinations to 2,32,225, the bulletin said.

It said 18,525 people are now placed in 582 government quarantine centres while the number of people under home-quarantine is 1,48,287.

The state government has set up special quarantine facilities for migrant workers returning in Shramik Special trains and the number of returnees staying there now is 1,30,594.

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