Bengal on Tuesday reported 819 new Covid-19 infections, 825 recoveries and 14 deaths, resulting in a drop by 20 in its active cases to 8,027.

A minister said the new cases reported on Tuesday indicated people infected between November 7 (three days after Kali Puja) and November 11.

Over the past 52 days since Bengal snapped out of a 97-day fall in active cases or Covid patients under treatment, there has been a net rise of 353 in the state’s active cases, from 7,674.

Calcutta reported 231 new infections and four deaths on Tuesday.

North 24-Parganas reported 129 new infections and five deaths. These were the only two of the state’s 23 districts with a three-digit figure of new cases detected in a day. Seven districts reported a single-digit figure.

Calcutta, North and South 24-Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly and Nadia accounted for 620 or 75.7 per cent of the new infections detected on Tuesday.

Eighteen districts reported zero deaths.

The daily positive confirmation rate, nearly 33 per cent at the peak of the second wave, was 2.21 per cent on Tuesday.

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

The state’s recovery rate is 98.3 per cent, while that of the nation is 98.27.

Bengal now has nearly 16.06 lakh Covid-19 cases, since the first was logged in March last year. The total includes over 15.78 lakh recoveries and 19,333 casualties.