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Malda/Kolkata: West Bengal is ready to deal with the possible third wave of the pandemic as more than 30,000 oxygen beds have been prepared to treat COVID-19 patients, a senior official said on Wednesday. The government has prepared 30,000 beds with oxygen supply across hospitals in the state, besides 4,800 beds in CCU and HDU facilities, National Health Mission Director Saumitra Mohan said during a visit to the Malda Medical College and Hospital. A trauma center would be set up at the Malda Medical College and Hospital and a super-specialty facility would soon come up at the Chanchal Hospital, he said. North 24 Parganas district accounted for four fatalities, while Kolkata and South 24 Parganas registered one death each. The maximum of 116 new cases was detected in North 24 Parganas..