West Bengal reports 462 new COVID-19 cases; 2 more deaths

First Published | Mar 25, 2021, 10:32 AM IST

West Bengal on Wednesday (March 24) reported 462 new COVID-19 cases taking the toll to 5,81,865. According to the state health bulletin, 2 people died in a single day in the state taking the toll to 10,312.
 

Out of the 2 deaths, one was reported from Kolkata and one from East Bardhaman district. However, the deaths were due to comorbidities where COVID-19 was incidental.
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The new COVID-19 cases included 156 from Kolkata and 104 from North 24 Parganas district.
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According to the state health bulletin, 334 people recovered in a single day in the state and returned home from the hospital. The recovery rate stands at 97.58 percent.
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The number of active cases in the state currently is 3,782. Till Wednesday, 5,67,771 people have been cured of the disease in the state.
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In the last 24 hours, 22,165 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in West Bengal taking the total number of such tests to 90,15,071, the bulletin said.
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