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West Bengal reports highest one-day spike of 986 COVID-19 cases

Jul 8, 2020, 20:17 IST

PTI

Kolkata, Jul 8 () West Bengal on Wednesday witnessed the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases with 986 fresh infections, taking the state's virus count to 24,823, the health department said in a bulletin.

The state also reported 23 new fatalities, raising the death toll to 827, it added.

The number of active COVID-19 cases now stands at 7,705.

The bulletin said 501 patients have recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours. SCH NN CK

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