Fresh infections being reported on Monday indicated people infected between October 24 and 28
Meghdeep Bhattacharyya, Calcutta: West Bengal on Tuesday reported 862 new Covid-19 infections, 871 recoveries and 11 deaths, resulting in a drop by 20 in its active cases to 8,126.
In the past 38 days, since Bengal snapped out of a 97-day streak of fall in active cases or Covid patients under treatment, the net rise in total active cases has been 452, from the 7,674 of September 25.
A minister said new infections being reported on Monday indicated people infected between October 24 and 28.
Calcutta, North and South 24-Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly and Nadia accounted for 635 or 73.67 per cent of new infections detected on Tuesday.
Calcutta reported 249 new infections and North 24-Parganas 135. Both reported two deaths each.
These were only two districts with a three-digit figure of new cases in a day.
Six districts reported a single-digit figure. Fifteen Bengal districts reported zero deaths.
West Bengal’s daily Covid positive confirmation rate, which was nearly 33 per cent at the peak of the second wave, was 2.2 per cent on Tuesday.
The state’s recovery rate is 98.29 per cent, while that of the nation is 98.21. Its mortality rate is 1.2 per cent, while that of the nation is 1.34 per cent.
West Bengal now has over 15.94 lakh Covid-19 cases, since the first was logged in March last year, which includes over 15.67 lakh recoveries and 19,160 deaths.
