Bengal on Sunday reported 620 new Covid19 infections, 627 recoveries and 10 deaths, resulting in a drop by 17 in active cases to 7,639.

A minister said Saturday’s fresh Covid cases indicated those infected between November 26 and 30.

Calcutta reported 177 new infections and one death on Sunday. North 24Parganas reported 107 new infections and four deaths.

These were the only two of the state’s 23 districts with a three digit figure of new cases found in a day. Seven districts reported a single-digit figure.

Calcutta, North and South 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly and Nadia accounted for 438 or 70.65 per cent of the new infections detected on Sunday.

Nineteen districts reported zero deaths. In the past 71 days since Bengal broke 97day streak of dip in active cases, there has been a net fall of 35 in that total.

Bengal’s daily positive confirmation rate, nearly 33 per cent in the peak of the second wave, was 1.54 per cent on Sunday. The state’s recovery rate is 98.32 per cent, below the national rate of 98.35 per cent. Its mortality rate is 1.21 per cent, while that of the nation is 1.34 per cent.

Bengal now has over 16.19 lakh Covid19 cases, since the first was logged in March last year. The total includes nearly 15.92 lakh recoveries and 19,544 deaths.