West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced extension of the lockdown in the state till July 31 to contain the spread of COVID-19.
The ongoing lockdown in West Bengal was to end on June 30.
Banerjee, after attending an all-party meeting held at an auditorium adjacent to the state secretariat, said though there were differences of opinion among the leaders, it was finally decided to extend the curbs till the end of July with relaxations.
West Bengal's COVID-19 death toll on Wednesday rose to 591 as 11 more people succumbed to the disease, while 445 fresh cases pushed the state's tally to 15,173, health department officials said.
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All the 11 people died due to comorbidities where COVID-19 was incidental, a bulletin issued by the department said.
Six deaths were reported from Kolkata, two from Howrah, and one each from South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas and Darjeeling, it said.
The state's discharge rate improved to 63.94 per cent, with 484 patients recovering from COVID-19 since Tuesday, it said.
