Bengal on Monday reported 414 new Covid19 infections, 422 recoveries and seven deaths, causing a drop in the total of active cases by 15, to 7,474.

Calcutta reported 145 new infections and one death, and was the only one of the state’s 23 districts with a three-digit figure of new cases found. Fourteen districts reported a single-digit figure.

Calcutta, North and South 24-Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly and Nadia accounted for 319 or 77.05 per cent of the new infections detected on Monday.

North 24-Parganas reported two deaths. Eighteen districts reported zero deaths.

New Covid cases reported on Monday are indicative of the people who got infected between December 11 and 15.

In the past 86 days since Bengal snapped out of a 97day streak of fall in active cases before Puja on September 26, the total rose on 36 days and fell on 48 days. Over these 86 days, there has been a net fall of 200 in the total of active cases.

Bengal’s daily positive confirmation rate was 1.84 per cent on Monday. The state’s recovery rate is 98.33 per cent, below the national rate of 98.39 per cent.

The state’s mortality rate is 1.21 per cent, while that of the nation is 1.33 per cent. Bengal now has over 16.27 lakh Covid19 cases, since the first was logged in March last year. The total includes more than 16 lakh recoveries and 19,676 deaths.