2,434 fresh cases of coronavirus in West Bengal

West Bengal reported 46 COVID-19 fatalities on Thursday, the highest number of single-day deaths so far, pushing the toll to 1,536, the health department said.

The state's caseload shot up to 67,692 with a record



2,434 fresh cases, it said in a bulletin. The number of active cases stood at 19,900. 

Since Wednesday, 2,140 patients recovered from the disease, improving the discharge rate to 68.33 per cent, the bulletin said.