The number of active cases has come down by 9,993 to 1,34,816, the health bulletin said. (file)
Kolkata:
West Bengal’s COVID-19 tally rose to 19,49,074 on Friday, as 9,154 people tested positive for the infection, 1,805 less than the previous day, the health bulletin said.
It said the total number of deaths rose to 20,265 as 35 more patients succumbed to the infection.
The number of active cases has come down by 9,993 to 1,34,816, the bulletin said.
A total of 19,112 more people were cured of the disease, taking the total number of recoveries to 17,93,993, it said, adding that the discharge rate improved to 92.04 per cent.
11 people have died in Howrah district, followed by Darjeeling (five), Kolkata and North 24 Parganas (four each).
The death rate remained unchanged at 1.04 percent.
The state has so far tested over 2.26 crore samples for COVID-19, including 72,738 in the last 24 hours, the bulletin said.
The positivity rate on Friday is 12.58 per cent, which is lower than Thursday’s 16.27 per cent.
Of the new positive cases, Kolkata recorded 1,375 and North 24 Parganas 1,317.
Since Thursday, West Bengal tested 72,738 samples for coronavirus, taking the total number of such diagnostic tests to 2,26,23,946.
A health department official said the state administered 7,36,095 doses of vaccines during the day.
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