Kolkata (West Bengal): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday sought an update from the Chief Secretary on the compliance of directives to sensitise people regarding the surge in COVID-19 cases in the state.
"There is an alarming surge of COVID-19. All need to gear up to combat this COVID challenge. Awaiting response of Chief Secretary [?]@MamataOfficial to update on compliance of directives to sensitise people. Urge NGOs to take lead in serving society on this aspect," tweeted the Governor's office.
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The Governor called upon the Chief Secretary and senior officials of the state to brief him on the situation.
He also asked the Chief Secretary for a virtual conference with vice-chancellors of all state-aided universities and CEOs of public and private hospitals.
Amidst the spike in COVID-19 cases, the eight-phased assembly elections are underway in West Bengal.
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The political rallies and roadshows are being held in full swing. West Bengal recorded 7,713 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday.
With this, the total number of cases in the state goes to 6,51,508. The active number of COVID-19 cases stands at 45,300.
Meanwhile, 5,95,668 people recovered from the disease so far. The COVID death toll in West Bengal reaches 10,540.
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