KOLKATA : West Bengal's COVID-19 death toll climbed to 3,887 on Saturday after 59 more patients succumbed to the virus, even as 3,161 fresh cases pushed the tally to 1,99,493, the health department said in a bulletin. Since Friday, 3,042 people recovered from the disease, improving the discharge rate, which stood at 86.26 per cent. In the past 24 hours, the highest single-day 47,131 samples have been tested in West Bengal, the bulletin said. This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Subscribe to Mint Newsletters * Enter a valid email * Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter.

Source: Mint September 12, 2020 16:18 UTC