Following are the top stories from the Eastern Regiona at 9 pm.

Following are the top stories from the Eastern Regiona at 9 pm. CAL 5 WB-VIRUS-2NDLD DEATH

Another COVID-19 patient dies in Bengal, death count 3

Kolkata: A 47-year-old woman infected with the coronavirus died at a hospital in West Bengal's Howrah district, taking COVID-19 death toll in the state to three, a health department official said on Tuesday.

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Mamata blooms amid corona gloom

Kolkata: She walks briskly into a crowded marketplace, admonishes people for the unnecessary hubbub, picks up a broken brick and draws a circle around her.

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Another COVID-19 case reported in Bihar, total count 16

Patna: A 35-year-old man with a travel history to Dubai tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday here, taking the tally of those afflicted in Bihar to 16, an official said.

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Man tests positive for COVID-19 in Assam's Silchar, first case in state

Guwahati: A 52-year-old man tested positive for COVID-19 in Assam's Silchar on Tuesday, making it the first case of coronavirus infection in the state, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

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Mamata donates Rs 10 lakh from personal savings to help combat COVID-19

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday donated Rs 5 lakh each to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund and the state Emergency Relief Fund to help combat the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Malaysian woman found coronavirus positive, first case in Jharkhand

Ranchi: Jharkhand reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19 after a Malaysian woman tested positive for the virus, a senior official said on Tuesday.