Six more die of COVID-19 in Bengal, 148 fresh cases reported

Kolkata, May 18 () At least six persons died ofCOVID-19 in West Bengal in the last 24 hours, taking the deathtoll in the state to 172, the health department said.

The number of active patients rose to 1,575 with 148new cases reported during the period, it said on Monday.

Of the six deaths, five were from the city and one wasfrom neighbouring South 24 Parganas district, the departmentsaid in its bulletin.

Earlier, the government had attributed the death of 72coronavirus-afflicted patients to co-morbidities, and saidCOVID-19 in those cases was "incidental".

At least 47 more people were discharged from differenthospitals in the state in the last 24 hours, following theirrecovery. The number of people who have recovered to this daystands at 1,006.

As many as 7,614 samples were tested since Sundayevening. The total number of samples examined for the diseasehas climbed to 93,570.

Bengal has reported a total of 2,825 COVID-19 cases sofar. SCHRMS05182036 ANBANB