Trinamool Leader Dies Of Covid; "Shocked" Tweets Mamata Banerjee

Yesterday, West Bengal saw the highest single-day spike with 14,281 COVID-19 cases, pushing the caseload to 7,28,061.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kajal Sinha has died due to coronavirus, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today. He was the party's candidate from Khardaha constituency. Very, very sad. Shocked. Kajal Sinha, our candidate from Khardaha, succumbed to Covid.He dedicated his life to serving people & just fought a tireless campaign. He was a long-serving committed member of @AITCofficial. We will miss him. My condolences to his family & his admirers In a tweet, Ms Banerjee said she was "shocked". "Very, very sad. Shocked. Kajal Sinha, our candidate from Khardaha, succumbed to Covid. He dedicated his life to serving people & just fought a tireless campaign. He was a long-serving committed member of @AITCofficial. We will miss him. My condolences to his family & his admirers (sic)," she wrote in her tweet.