Mamata Banerjee's younger brother dies of Covid-19

The COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday claimed the life of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's younger brother, Ashim Banerjee, at a hospital in Kolkata.

Kolkata:West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s younger brother Ashim Banerjee died due to COVID-19 complications on Saturday.

The Chief Minister's brother had tested positive for COVID-19 and was undergoing treatment, Dr. Alok Roy, Chairman, Medica Superspecialty Hospital in Kolkata informed.

West Bengal on Friday registered its highest single-day spike of 20,846 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 10,94,802, the health department said in its bulletin.

The toll rose to 12,993 after 136 more people, including five eminent doctors, succumbed to the infection, the bulletin said.

Senior BJP leader Mukul Roy and his wife Krishna are among those who contracted the disease.

(With inputs from agencies)