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Bengal Records Less Than 20,000 Fresh Covid Cases In A Day, 156 Deaths
Black Fungus still remains a cause of concern for the state. A suspected patient of Black Fungus disease died at a state hospital in Kolkata on Saturday.
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Migrant Workers At Bengal's Covid Hospital Wards Seek Job Security
Migrant workers hired by the West Bengal government to assist patients in COVID-19 wards at public hospitals protested on Monday outside the Health Department after some of them were released from duty because the number of patients has declined and the vaccine is here.
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Bengal Covid Patient Comes Home Days After Being Declared Dead
In a bizarre incident, an elderly coronavirus patient was brought back home in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district by his family members, a week after they received "his body" from a COVID hospital and cremated it.
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COVID-19 Containment Zones In Kolkata Reduce From 20 To 4 In A Month: Report
With consistent improvement in the discharge rate of COVID-19 patients in West Bengal, the state capital, Kolkata, has witnessed a significant reduction in the number of broad-based containment zones, according to official data.
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Bengal Blames Comorbidity For 87% COVID Deaths Amid Record Spike In Cases
West Bengal reported 2,954 new cases of coronavirus and 56 deaths on a day the state chief secretary said that the COVID-19 death rate in Bengal stands at 2.2 per cent and that 87 per cent patients who died had severe comorbid conditions.
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West Bengal Logs Biggest 24-Hour Jump In Coronavirus Cases, Deaths
West Bengal logged the highest number of fresh coronavirus cases and virus fatalities on Wednesday. 2,816 new cases were registered on Wednesday in the state while 61 COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours. In a first, the state's North 24 Parganas raced past Kolkata and reported 709 new coronavirus cases, 44 more than the state capital.
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In A First, Bengal's 24-Hour COVID Recoveries Outnumber New Cases
West Bengal, for the first time since the outbreak, saw more COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals in a single-day than the number of new cases detected, according to the state Health Department bulletin issued today.
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Bengal Family Forced To Bury 70-Year-Old COVID-19 Patient Outside Home
A family in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district was forced to bury a 70-year-old man, who died of COVID-19, in the compound outside their house on Thursday night after waiting for 12 hours for authorities to come and take his body.
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Plasma Donors In Short Supply As Bengal COVID-19 Cases See Huge Spike
Plasma therapy trials on COVID-19 patients have been languishing in West Bengal for want of donors. There are now over 25,000 cases in the state, and 17,000 have recovered, but barely 15 COVID-19 survivors have come forward to donate plasma.
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West Bengal Reports 25 COVID-19 Deaths, Biggest Single-Day Spike
West Bengal reported its highest single-day COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday with 25 patients more who died due to the disease, the state health department bulletin said.
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18,522 COVID-19 Cases In India In 24 Hours, 5.66 Lakh Total Cases So Far: 10 Points
A huge spike of 18,522 new coronavirus patients was recorded in the last 24 hours, taking India's tally to 5,66,840 cases. A total of 16,893 patients have died since the beginning of the pandemic, the Union Health Ministry said this morning, adding that 418 deaths linked to the highly infectious illness were reported in the last 24 hours. Around 90...
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Private Hospitals In Bengal To Provide Information On Vacant COVID Beds
Out of 10,313 beds for COVID-19 patients in government hospitals in West Bengal, 8,225 are vacant, according to new data the state is sharing from today to streamline information about availability of hospital beds and spare patients and their families the trauma of being turned away by hospitals.
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"Delhi Situation Horrendous": Supreme Court Blasts State Over Hospitals
Coronavirus patients are being treated "worse than animals", the Supreme Court said on Friday as it pulled up the Delhi government over the "horrendous, horrific and pathetic" situation in the national capital amid a spurt in cases.
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Bengal Research Institutes Develop Low Cost Ventilators For COVID-19 Patients
The CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Durgapur, has developed a mechanical ventilator with indigenous technology which can be used for the treatment of COVID-19 patients and those experiencing breathing difficulty.
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COVID-19 Victims Being Buried Disrespectfully: Plea In Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the West Bengal government to file a report on allegations that bodies of patients who died due to coronavirus in the state were not cremated or buried respectfully.
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Bengal Records Less Than 20,000 Fresh Covid Cases In A Day, 156 Deaths
Black Fungus still remains a cause of concern for the state. A suspected patient of Black Fungus disease died at a state hospital in Kolkata on Saturday.
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Migrant Workers At Bengal's Covid Hospital Wards Seek Job Security
Migrant workers hired by the West Bengal government to assist patients in COVID-19 wards at public hospitals protested on Monday outside the Health Department after some of them were released from duty because the number of patients has declined and the vaccine is here.
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Bengal Covid Patient Comes Home Days After Being Declared Dead
In a bizarre incident, an elderly coronavirus patient was brought back home in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district by his family members, a week after they received "his body" from a COVID hospital and cremated it.
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COVID-19 Containment Zones In Kolkata Reduce From 20 To 4 In A Month: Report
With consistent improvement in the discharge rate of COVID-19 patients in West Bengal, the state capital, Kolkata, has witnessed a significant reduction in the number of broad-based containment zones, according to official data.
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Bengal Blames Comorbidity For 87% COVID Deaths Amid Record Spike In Cases
West Bengal reported 2,954 new cases of coronavirus and 56 deaths on a day the state chief secretary said that the COVID-19 death rate in Bengal stands at 2.2 per cent and that 87 per cent patients who died had severe comorbid conditions.
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West Bengal Logs Biggest 24-Hour Jump In Coronavirus Cases, Deaths
West Bengal logged the highest number of fresh coronavirus cases and virus fatalities on Wednesday. 2,816 new cases were registered on Wednesday in the state while 61 COVID-19 patients died in the last 24 hours. In a first, the state's North 24 Parganas raced past Kolkata and reported 709 new coronavirus cases, 44 more than the state capital.
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In A First, Bengal's 24-Hour COVID Recoveries Outnumber New Cases
West Bengal, for the first time since the outbreak, saw more COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals in a single-day than the number of new cases detected, according to the state Health Department bulletin issued today.
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Bengal Family Forced To Bury 70-Year-Old COVID-19 Patient Outside Home
A family in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district was forced to bury a 70-year-old man, who died of COVID-19, in the compound outside their house on Thursday night after waiting for 12 hours for authorities to come and take his body.
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Plasma Donors In Short Supply As Bengal COVID-19 Cases See Huge Spike
Plasma therapy trials on COVID-19 patients have been languishing in West Bengal for want of donors. There are now over 25,000 cases in the state, and 17,000 have recovered, but barely 15 COVID-19 survivors have come forward to donate plasma.
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West Bengal Reports 25 COVID-19 Deaths, Biggest Single-Day Spike
West Bengal reported its highest single-day COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday with 25 patients more who died due to the disease, the state health department bulletin said.
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18,522 COVID-19 Cases In India In 24 Hours, 5.66 Lakh Total Cases So Far: 10 Points
A huge spike of 18,522 new coronavirus patients was recorded in the last 24 hours, taking India's tally to 5,66,840 cases. A total of 16,893 patients have died since the beginning of the pandemic, the Union Health Ministry said this morning, adding that 418 deaths linked to the highly infectious illness were reported in the last 24 hours. Around 90...
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Private Hospitals In Bengal To Provide Information On Vacant COVID Beds
Out of 10,313 beds for COVID-19 patients in government hospitals in West Bengal, 8,225 are vacant, according to new data the state is sharing from today to streamline information about availability of hospital beds and spare patients and their families the trauma of being turned away by hospitals.
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"Delhi Situation Horrendous": Supreme Court Blasts State Over Hospitals
Coronavirus patients are being treated "worse than animals", the Supreme Court said on Friday as it pulled up the Delhi government over the "horrendous, horrific and pathetic" situation in the national capital amid a spurt in cases.
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Bengal Research Institutes Develop Low Cost Ventilators For COVID-19 Patients
The CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Durgapur, has developed a mechanical ventilator with indigenous technology which can be used for the treatment of COVID-19 patients and those experiencing breathing difficulty.
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COVID-19 Victims Being Buried Disrespectfully: Plea In Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the West Bengal government to file a report on allegations that bodies of patients who died due to coronavirus in the state were not cremated or buried respectfully.
