The State government on Thursday confirmed three more deaths due to coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the toll in West Bengal to 10. “Twenty four new cases were reported in the State in the past 24 hours,” Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha told journalists at the State Secretariat. Mr. Sinha added that the three deaths were endorsed by the audit committee of doctors, which is looking into COVID-19 deaths, taking the number to 10. The Chief Secretary added that so far 3,811 samples had been tested in the State. In West Bengal, the Centre has identified four districts as red zones, which include Kolkata and Howrah.

Source: The Hindu April 16, 2020 17:26 UTC