Mamata Banerjee's younger brother Ashim Banerjee succumbs to Covid-19

KOLKATA: 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.