Kolkata, Sept 27 (PTI) The COVID-19 situation improved in West Bengal on Monday with the state reporting 472 new coronavirus cases, 276 less than the previous day, a health department bulletin said. <br> The state’s caseload now stands at 15,66,865. <br> Fifteen more fatalities due to the infection increased the death toll to 18,751. <br> North 24 Parganas district registered the highest number of deaths at four. <br> At least 556 more people were cured of the disease since Sunday, taking the total number of recoveries to 15,40,530. <br> The discharge rate stands at 98.32 per cent. <br> West Bengal now has 7,584 active cases, the bulletin said. <br> Over 1.80 crore samples have been tested thus far, including 27,275 since Sunday. <br> At least 1,41,167 people were inoculated on Monday, and over 5.57 crore eligible beneficiaries received at least one dose of the vaccine. PTI SCH<br> <br>MM MM