Bengal on Thursday recorded a rise for the eighth time since September 26 in its active Covid-19 cases, as the number rose by two to 7,593.

The state logged 771 new infections, 756 recoveries and 13 deaths.

Bengal snapped its 97-day streak of constant fall in active cases on September 26.

The state has 3.24 per cent of the national total of active cases, and remains seventh among states with the highest number of such cases.

Calcutta logged 155 new infections and North 24-Parganas 143, the only two of the state’s 23 districts with a three-digit figure of new infections in a day. Seven districts logged a single-digit figure.

Seventeen Bengal districts reported zero deaths. Calcutta reported one death and North 24-Parganas five.

The state’s recovery rate remained 98.32 per cent, still fairly ahead of the national rate of 97.94.

Bengal’s daily positive confirmation rate, which was nearly 33 per cent at the peak of the second wave, was 2.19 per cent on Thursday. The state’s mortality rate is 1.2, while that of the nation is 1.33 per cent.

Bengal now has over 15.74 lakh Covid-19 cases, since the first was logged in March last year. The total includes over 15.47 lakh recoveries and 18,876 deaths.