Bengal on Wednesday logged a drop in its total of active Covid-19 cases for the 23rd consecutive day since the end of Durga Puja, as the recovery rate rose further to 92.28 per cent.

The state’s total count of active cases, which was 37,190 on Dashami, is 26,296 now.

The recovery rate inched closer to the national rate of 93.51 per cent.

On Wednesday, Bengal reported 4,429 recoveries, 3,668 new infections and 54 casualties.

The state’s total of cases, since the first was detected on March 17, is over 4.41 lakh now. It includes nearly 4.08 lakh recoveries and 7,820 deaths.