Of the 62 deaths in the State, Kolkata recorded 19 deaths, taking the number of deaths in the city to 1,600.
West Bengal on Monday recorded 3,165 new cases of COVID-19 infections, and 62 deaths due to the contagious virus. The total cases in the State climbed to 2,28,302, and the total number of mortalities in the State rose to 4,421. The number of active cases in the State increased to 24,898, and the discharge rate in the State is about 87.16%.
Of the 62 deaths in the State, Kolkata recorded 19 deaths, taking the number of deaths in the city to 1,600. North 24 Parganas recorded seven deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the toll in the district to 988. With seven more deaths recorded in Howrah, the toll in the district increased to 504.
Kolkata recorded 528 new cases of infections, taking the total infections to 50,655. North 24 Parganas recorded 515 new cases of infections,…