440 fresh cases of COVID-19 detected in West Bengal taking tally to 9,768

West Bengal on Thursday reported 440 fresh cases of COVID-19, taking the total to 9,768, the state health department said in its daily bulletin.

Ten people died due to the infection during the day in different districts, raising the toll to 442, it said.

Of the total fresh cases



reported on Thursday, 117 were from Kolkata, it added.

So far, 3,988 patients have recovered from the disease, improving the discharge rate to 40.82 per cent.

The total number of tests conducted in the state crossed the three-lakh mark to reach 3,06,941, according to official figures.