<p>West Bengal on Saturday reported its highest single-day spike of 3,340 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 2,66,974, according to a bulletin issued by the Health Department.</p>.<p>Sixty-two more patients died in the state, following which the toll rose to 5,132, it said.</p>.<p>The discharge rate in the state improved to 87.92 per cent as the state saw 3,013 fresh recoveries.</p>.<p>The number of active patients stood at 27,130.</p>.<p>In the last 24 hours, 41,128 samples have been tested for Covid-19 in the state, the bulletin said.</p>.<p>So far, 2,34,712 patients have recovered in the state.</p>.<p>Nineteen of the latest deaths were reported from the North 24 Parganas district, while 13 fatalities happened in Kolkata, the bulletin said.</p>.<p>Six deaths each were reported from Howrah and Paschim Medinipur, while three each happened in South 24 Parganas, Hooghly and Purba Medinipur districts, it said.</p>.<p>Fifty-four of the new deaths happened due to comorbidities where Covid-19 was incidental, according to the bulletin.</p>.<p>Of the new cases, 641 were detected in North 24 Parganas while 631 people were found COVID-positive in Kolkata.</p>.<p>Howrah recorded 234 new cases and 196 were detected in South 24 Parganas.</p>
<p>West Bengal on Saturday reported its highest single-day spike of 3,340 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 2,66,974, according to a bulletin issued by the Health Department.</p>.<p>Sixty-two more patients died in the state, following which the toll rose to 5,132, it said.</p>.<p>The discharge rate in the state improved to 87.92 per cent as the state saw 3,013 fresh recoveries.</p>.<p>The number of active patients stood at 27,130.</p>.<p>In the last 24 hours, 41,128 samples have been tested for Covid-19 in the state, the bulletin said.</p>.<p>So far, 2,34,712 patients have recovered in the state.</p>.<p>Nineteen of the latest deaths were reported from the North 24 Parganas district, while 13 fatalities happened in Kolkata, the bulletin said.</p>.<p>Six deaths each were reported from Howrah and Paschim Medinipur, while three each happened in South 24 Parganas, Hooghly and Purba Medinipur districts, it said.</p>.<p>Fifty-four of the new deaths happened due to comorbidities where Covid-19 was incidental, according to the bulletin.</p>.<p>Of the new cases, 641 were detected in North 24 Parganas while 631 people were found COVID-positive in Kolkata.</p>.<p>Howrah recorded 234 new cases and 196 were detected in South 24 Parganas.</p>