Low testing, high positivity ratio in West Bengal is a challenge Updated: Updated: Experts say there is an urgent need to ramp up testing Share Article AAA People wait to be tested for the coronavirus outside a hospital in Siliguri. File | Photo Credit: AFP Experts say there is an urgent need to ramp up testing West Bengal on Sunday registered a record 19,436 new cases of COVID-19 infections, while the number of samples tested for COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours was 63,095. There has been a rise in the number of cases and deaths since the second wave of COVID-19 hit West Bengal, which has recently witnessed a high-pitched election. Over the past few days, the State has recorded more than 100 deaths due to the viral infection, and on Sunday the number of COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours was 124.