Bengal on Monday logged 221 Covid-19 recoveries, 215 new infections and two deaths, but none from the city.

The state now has 3,155 active cases, down from 37,190 on Dashami (October 26), owing to an unbroken slide over 133 days.

Bengal now has 1.7 per cent of India’s active cases, with the share having reduced steadily from nearly 7 per cent a couple of months ago. It is now eighth among states with the most active cases, notches better than third spot at the start of 2020.

Bengal’s recovery rate is 97.67 per cent now, ahead of the national average of 96.91. Its mortality rate remained 1.78, while the national average is 1.4 per cent.

The state’s positive confirmation rate is 6.62 per cent, having fallen steadily for 109 days. On Monday, the state reported 14,412 tests, taking the total past 87.13 lakh, at 96,814 tests per million people.

Of the total toll of 10,280, 8,633 deaths (84 per cent) were attributed to comorbidities.