Bengal on Sunday reported 914 new Covid-19 infections, 913 recoveries and 14 deaths, resulting in a drop by 14 in its active cases to 8,296.

The drop in Bengal’s active cases or Covid patients under treatment came after four consecutive days.

Bengal now has 5.42 per cent of India’s active cases, and is fifth among states with the most such cases.

In 36 days since Bengal snapped out of a 97-day streak of fall in active cases, there has been a net rise of 622 in the state’s active cases, from 7,674 on September 25.

A minister said new cases reported on Sunday indicated people who got infected between October 22 (two days after Lakshmi Puja) and 26.

Calcutta reported 274 new infections and North 24-Parganas 144. Both districts reported six deaths each on Sunday.

These were the only two of the state’s 23 districts with a three-digit figure of new cases in a day. Six districts reported a single-digit figure.

Calcutta, North and South 24-Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly and Nadia accounted for 655 or 71.66 per cent of new infections detected on Sunday.

Eighteen districts reported zero deaths.

The state’s mortality rate is 1.2 per cent, while that of the nation is 1.34 per cent.

The state’s recovery rate is 98.28 per cent, while that of the nation is 98.18 per cent.

The daily positive confirmation rate, nearly 33 per cent at the peak of the second wave, was 1.93 per cent on Sunday.

Bengal now has nearly 15.93 lakh Covid-19 cases, since the first was logged in March last year. The total includes over 15.65 lakh recoveries and 19,141 deaths.