Bengal on Monday reported 690 new Covid-19 infections, 683 recoveries and a dozen deaths.

The total of active cases fell by five to 7,416.

Bengal snapped out of a 97-day streak of constant fall in the total of active cases ahead of the Puja season, on September 26. Since then, in the past 23 days, the state recorded a rise in active cases for 12 days, a fall for 10 days and no change on one day.

A minister said the new cases being reported now is indicative of people who got infected between October 9 to 13 (Chaturthi to Saptami).

Calcutta reported 194 new infections and North 24-Parganas 103. Calcutta reported two deaths and North 24-Parganas three.

Calcutta and North 24-Parganas were on Monday the only two of the state’s 23 districts with a three-digit figure of new cases in a day. Seven districts reported a single-digit figure. Seventeen districts reported zero deaths on Monday.

The state now has over 4.19 per cent of the national total of active cases, and is sixth on the list of states with the highest number of such cases.

The state’s recovery rate is 98.33 per cent, while the national rate is 98.12 now.

The daily positive confirmation rate, which was nearly 33 per cent at the peak of the second wave, was 3 per cent on Monday.

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

Bengal now has over 15.81 lakh Covid-19 cases, since the first was logged in March last year. The total includes nearly 15.55 lakh recoveries and 18,989 deaths.