Bengal on Saturday logged a rise for the 10th day in two weeks in its active Covid-19 cases, as the number rose by nine to 7,634, with 776 new infections, 755 recoveries and 12 deaths.
Bengal snapped out of a 97-day streak of fall in active cases on September 26. The state has 3.3 per cent of India’s active cases, and is seventh among states with the most such cases.
Calcutta logged 162 new infections and North 24-Parganas 127, the only two districts with a three-digit figure of new infections in a day. Seven districts reported a single-digit figure. Eighteen districts reported zero deaths. Calcutta reported three deaths and North 24-Parganas four.
The state’s recovery rate is 98.32 per cent, while the nation’s is 97.9 per cent. Its daily positive confirmation rate is 2.13 per cent now. Its Covid mortality rate is 1.2 per cent, while the nation’s is 1.33 per cent.
Bengal now has over 15.75 lakh Covid-19 cases since the first was logged in March last year. The total includes over 15.49 lakh recoveries and 18,894 deaths.