Bengal on Monday reported the 22nd day on the trot of a dip in its total number of active Covid-19 cases, by 370 to reach 14,531.

On Monday, the state reported 1,244 recoveries, 885 new infections and 11 deaths.

The total of active cases had declined till June 9 by around 89 per cent to 14,702, from the all-time high of 1,32,181 on May 21 during the second wave. But for 11 days till June 20, it had risen again by over 56 per cent, before falling by over 37 per cent again over these 22 days.

Bengal now has 3.4 per cent of the national total of active cases, and is eighth among states with most active cases.

The state’s daily positive confirmation rate, nearly 33 per cent at the peak of the second wave, was 1.95 per cent on Monday, indicating the shrink in Covid-19 spread.

Bengal’s recovery rate rose to 97.85 per cent, with the national rate at 97.25. The state’s mortality rate remained 1.18, while that of the nation was 1.32 per cent.

Sixteen Bengal districts, including North-24 Parganas, reported zero deaths on Monday. Jalpaiguri, Nadia and Calcutta reported just one.

Calcutta logged 65 new infections and North 24-Parganas 90.

Monday was also the fifth successive day since the second wave when not one of Bengal’s 23 districts reported a three-digit figure of new infections. Nineteen districts reported double-digit figures while North and South Dinajpur, Murshidabad and Purulia reported single-digit figures.

Bengal now has a total of over 15.13 lakh Covid-19 cases, since the first was detected in March last year. It includes over 14.8 lakh recoveries and 17,927 deaths.