Mamata Banerjee’s brother, Ashim, who tested positive for COVID-19, dies
- Ashim Banerjee died at a Kolkata hospital on Saturday
- He was undergoing treatment for COVID-19
- He was Mamata Banerjee's younger brother
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s brother, Ashim Banerjee, died at a Kolkata hospital on Saturday. He had tested positive for COVID-19 and was undergoing treatment, news agency ANI quoted Dr Alok Roy, Chairman of Medica Superspecialty Hospital, as saying.
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Ashim was West Bengal CM’s younger brother.
Also read: India records 326,098 cases of COVID-19, 3,890 deaths in 24 hours
Meanwhile, the state on Friday logged the highest single-day spike of 20,846 COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 1,094,802. As many as 139 patients died of the disease, taking the death toll to reach 12,993.
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