Bengal on Sunday reported the seventh consecutive day of a drop in its total number of active Covid-19 cases, by 215 to 21,884, less than 22,000 again after June 8.

The state also reported 2,022 Covid recoveries, 1,836 new infections and 29 deaths.

The total of active cases had fallen till June 9 by around 89 per cent to 14,702 from the all-time high of 1,32,181 on May 21. But over 11 days till June 20, it had risen again by over 56 per cent, before starting to fall again over the week. In these seven days, there has been decline in active cases by around 5 per cent.

Nearly 2.96 lakh people were vaccinated by the state on Sunday, with close to 81,000 getting fully vaccinated.

“Nearly 21 per cent of the state’s population has received at least one dose of vaccine, while around 4.7 per cent of the population is fully vaccinated… this is very, very important,” said a minister, adding Bengal was ahead of the national averages of 19.9 per cent (at least one dose) and 4.2 per cent (fully vaccinated).

Bengal’s daily positive confirmation rate, nearly 33 per cent in the peak of the second wave, was 3.34 on Sunday.

On Sunday, Calcutta logged 191 new infections and North 24-Parganas 206. Eleven Bengal districts logged double-digit figures of new infections, and Malda, Birbhum and Purulia single-digit figures.

Bengal’s recovery rate is 97.36 per cent, while the national rate is 96.72. Of the 29 deaths reported on Sunday, six each were from Calcutta and North 24-Parganas, the two worst-hit districts. Fourteen of the state’s 23 districts reported zero deaths on Sunday.

“We have managed to arrest deaths in the 46-60, 61-75 and 75-plus age brackets,” the minister added.

The 61-75 age bracket of the Covid infected has a mortality rate of 3.4, but nearly 7,400 (42 per cent) of total deaths.

In Bengal, men accounted for around 11,900 (67.5 per cent) of all deaths.The state’s mortality rate is 1.17 per cent, while the national rate is 1.3.