The number of active Covid-19 cases in Bengal rose by 472 on Wednesday, to 5,775. This was the 20th consecutive day of rise in the total of active Covid-19 cases.
The state reported 508 Covid recoveries, but 982 new infections were detected.
In Calcutta and North 24-Parganas, 380 and 212 new infections, respectively, were detected.
The state's death toll rose to 10,329 as two more patients succumbed to the infection, it said.
The two fatalities, caused due to comorbidities, were reported in Kolkata and North 24 Parganas.
As many as 5,70,811 people have recovered from the disease to date.
The state has so far tested over 91.72 lakh samples for COVID-19, including 23,537 in the last 24 hours, it said.
A total of 51.45 lakh have been vaccinated thus far, including 1.35 lakh on Wednesday.
