Bengal on Thursday logged 217 Covid-19 recoveries, 209 new infections and one death, none from the city.

The state now has 3,236 active cases in all, having fallen continuously for 129 days since Vijaya Dashami, when there were 37,190 cases.

The state's recovery rate is now 97.65 per cent, ahead of 96.99, the national average.

Bengal now has 1.86 per cent of India’s active cases, the share reducing steadily from nearly 7 per cent a couple of months ago. The state’s positive confirmation rate is 6.67 per cent, having fallen steadily for 105 days.

Bengal’s mortality rate remained 1.78 per cent, while the national average is 1.41.

Since the first infection was detected on March 17 last year, the state now has a total of nearly 5.76 lakh Covid-19 cases, including over 5.62 lakh recoveries and 10,273 deaths.

Of the total toll, 8,627 deaths (84 per cent) were attributed to comorbidities.