Bengal reports 512 new Covid cases, 27 deaths
Kolkata, Feb 13 : West Bengal Today reported 512 new Covid cases, 160 less than the previous day, while 27 people died of the viral disease, health officials said. On Saturday, the state had logged 672 cases. Twenty seven more people succumbed to the disease during the last 24 hours, taking the overall toll to 21,017. Noth 24 parganas district accounted for the most number of cases – 83, followed by Kolkata at 62, the health department bulletin said. The state’s overall tally of infection has now shot up to 20,10, 901. Total active cases on Sunday is 12, 643. Kolkata topped the fatalities over the last 24 hours with 12 deaths followed by North 24 parganas (2). The positivity rate is 1.42 percent, while the discharge rate stood at 98.33 percent.