Bengal on Friday recorded a rise again, for the ninth day in the past 13 days, in total active Covid-19 cases, as it increased by 32 to 7,625, with 784 new infections, 746 recoveries and six deaths.

Bengal snapped out of a 97-day streak of constant fall in the total of active cases on September 26.

The state has 3.2 per cent of the national total of active cases, and remains seventh on the list of states with the highest number of such cases.

Calcutta logged 158 new infections, while North 24-Parganas reported 128. These are the two districts in the state to record three-digit figures of new infections. Seven districts reported single-digit figures.

The daily positive confirmation rate, which was nearly 33 per cent at the peak of the second wave, was 2.06 per cent on Friday.

Nineteen Bengal districts reported zero deaths on Friday. Calcutta logged one, while North 24-Parganas reported two.

The state’s recovery rate remained 98.32 per cent, still fairly ahead of the national rate of 97.9.

The state’s mortality rate is 1.2, while that of the nation is 1.33 per cent.

Bengal now has nearly 15.75 lakh Covid-19 cases since the first was logged in March last year. The total includes over 15.48 lakh recoveries and 18,882 deaths.