COVID-19 pandemic in West Bengal | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | West Bengal, India |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | Kolkata |
Arrival date | 18 March 2020 (4 years, 5 months and 1 day) |
Date | 1 November 2021 |
Confirmed cases | 16,05,794 |
Active cases | 8,027 |
Recovered | 15,78,434 |
Deaths | 19,333 |
Fatality rate | 1.20% |
Territories | All 23 districts |
Government website | |
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The COVID-19 pandemic was first confirmed in the Indian state of West Bengal on 17 March 2020 in Kolkata.[1] The Health and Family Welfare department of Government of West Bengal has confirmed a total of 13,43,442 COVID-19 positive cases, including 1,09,806 active cases, 15,120 deaths and 12,18,516 recoveries, as of 28 May 2021.[2][3]