For representational purpose only. A medic taking a sample for COVID-19 test in Kolkata, Friday, May 8, 2020.

For representational purpose only. A medic taking a sample for COVID-19 test in Kolkata, Friday, May 8, 2020.   | Photo Credit:
PTI


All three have been kept under home quarantine

West Bengal’s Fire and Emergency Services Minister Sujit Bose has tested positive for COVID-19. Along with Mr. Bose, who is  Trinamool Congress MLA from Bidhannagar, his wife and domestic help have also tested positive for the contagious viral infection. All the three have been put under home quarantine.

On Thursday,  344 cases were recorded, which is highest number in a single day since the outbreak of the disease. The total number of the cases in the State has increased to 4,536. The number of active ones  is 2,573. Six deaths  were reported in the past 24 hours, three from Kolkata and three from the districts.

The  number of fatalities due to the pandemic stands at 223, and i