Mamata Banerjee s brother died at a hospital in Kolkata. (File)
Kolkata:
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee s brother Ashim Banerjee died of Covid-related complications at a hospital in Kolkata this morning. He was 60. He had tested positive for COVID-19 and was undergoing treatment, Dr Alok Roy, chairman of Medica Superspecialty Hospital in Kolkata, was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
The last rites will be conducted this afternoon as per Covid protocols.
West Bengal reported 20,846 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the state s total caseload to over 10.94 lakh. 136 patients died in the same period.
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Bengal is among the 12 states that cumulatively account for 79.7 per cent of India s total active cases, the Union Health Ministry had said on Friday.
The Trinamool Congress supremo s brother, popular as Kalida among locals in his residential area of Kalighat, breathed his last around 9.20 am at the private hospital, they said.
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Ashim Banerjee was undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at Medica Hospital in Kolkata.
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s younger brother Ashim Banerjee died due to COVID-19 on Saturday (May 15, 2021).
As per the reports, Ashim Banerjee was undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at Medica Hospital in Kolkata.
Meanwhile, on Friday, West Bengal recorded its highest single-day spike of 20,846 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally to 10,94,802.
The death toll in the state rose to 12,993 after 136 more people succumbed to COVID-19 infection on Friday, the state health department bulletin said.
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. 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. As per the Union Health Ministry, there are currently 1,31,792 active COVID-19 cases in West Bengal. A total of 9,50,017 recoveries and 12,993 deaths have been reported so far.
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Mamata Banerjee s younger brother Ashim succumbs to 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.
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.
As per the Union Health Ministry, there are currently 1,31,792 active COVID-19 cases in West Bengal. A total of 9,50,017 recoveries and 12,993 deaths have been reported so far.
 On Friday, West Bengal 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.Â