West Bengal's Covid-19 tally crosses 20,000-mark with record one-day spike of 669 cases

A health worker collects swab sample of a woman from an ambulance for COVID-19 testing at a locality, during Unlock- 2:0, in Kolkata, Friday, July, 3, 2020. (PTI Photo)

The number of Covid-19 cases in West Bengal crossed the 20,000-mark as the state reported its highest single-day spike of 669 new infections on Friday, according to a bulletin issued by the Health Department.

The fresh cases pushed the virus count to 20,488 in the state, it added.

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The state also reported the highest number of fatalities on a single day at 18, raising the death toll to 717, the bulletin said.

There are 6,200 active Covid-19 cases in the state at present.

Since Thursday, 534 people have been discharged from different hospitals in the state after they recovered from the infection.

In the last 24 hours, a record 11,053 samples were tested for Covid-19, it said.

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