Coronavirus | 2 more die of COVID-19 in Bengal

April 12, 2020 09:39 pm | Updated June 11, 2020 10:40 am IST - Kolkata

The number of patients who contracted COVID-19 and died rose from five to seven in the last 24 hours whereas the number of active cases remained at 95, the Health department’s bulletin said.

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The number of suspected cases under hospital isolation went up from 1,964 on Saturday to 2,085 on Sunday. A total lockdown is being observed after mid-day, but in the early hours people thronged the local markets to buy daily consumables.

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