West Bengal COVID-19 Updates: The number of active cases stood at 6,329. (File)
West Bengal registered twin records of the highest single-day surge in COVID-19 fatalities and cases on Saturday, as 19 people died due to the disease and 743 more tested positive for the virus, the state health department said.
The death count mounted to 736, while the state's coronavirus tally shot up to 21,231, a bulletin released by the department said.
The number of active cases stood at 6,329, it said.
Since Friday, 595 patients have been discharged, taking the number of cured patients to 14,166.
A record 11,018 samples have been tested in the state during the period, the bulletin added.
World
67,69,38,430Cases
62,55,71,965Active
4,44,81,893Recovered
68,84,572Deaths
Coronavirus has spread to 200 countries. The total confirmed cases worldwide are 67,69,38,430 and 68,84,572 have died; 62,55,71,965 are active cases and 4,44,81,893 have recovered as on January 9, 2024 at 10:54 am.
India
4,50,19,214 475Cases
3,919 -83Active
4,44,81,893 552Recovered
5,33,402 6Deaths
In India, there are 4,50,19,214 confirmed cases including 5,33,402 deaths. The number of active cases is 3,919 and 4,44,81,893 have recovered as on January 9, 2024 at 8:00 am.
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