Out of the 5 deaths, North 24 Parganas reported two deaths, while Kolkata, Hooghly and Uttar Dinajpur registered one death each.
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According to the state health bulletin, Kolkata reported the highest number of new COVID-19 cases at 48, followed by North 24 Parganas at 46.
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Meanwhile, 289 people recovered from COVID-19 in a single day in the state and returned home from the hospital. The recovery rate in the state stands at 97.37 percent.
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The state now has 4,794 active cases, while 5,56,370 people have recovered from the disease so far, the bulletin said.
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West Bengal has so far tested over 81.50 lakh samples for COVID-19, including 22,365 in the last 24 hours.
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