West Bengal 's COVID-19 tally climbed to 3,17,053 on Saturday with its highest single-day spike of 3,865 fresh cases, the health department said in a bulletin. The death toll rose to 5,992 after 61 more people succumbed to the infection, it said. At least 3,183 people recovered from the disease since Friday, it said, adding that the discharge rate currently stands at 87.66 per cent. West Bengal now has 33,121 active cases. Subscribe to Mint Newsletters * Enter a valid email * Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter.

Source: Mint October 17, 2020 16:30 UTC