Bengal on Saturday recorded a rise for the fourth day since last Sunday in active Covid-19 cases, as the number rose by nine to 7,580.

The state saw 761 new infections, 743 recoveries and nine deaths. It now has 2.8 per cent of India’s active cases and is seventh among states with the most such cases.

Calcutta logged 149 new infections and North 24-Parganas 124, the only two of the state’s 23 districts with a three-digit figure of new infections in a day.

Both districts logged two deaths each on Saturday.

Seven districts reported a single-digit figure of new infections. Eighteen Bengal districts reported zero deaths.

The state’s recovery rate remained 98.32 per cent, still fairly ahead of the national rate of 97.8 per cent.

The daily positive confirmation rate, which was nearly 33 per cent at the peak of the second wave, was 1.81 per cent on Saturday.

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

Bengal now has more than 15.7 lakh Covid-19 cases since the first was logged in March last year. The total includes over 15.44 lakh recoveries and 18,815 deaths.