Drop in active Covid cases continues -Bengal logged 3,687 recoveries, 3,557 infections and 47 deaths on Monday

 In the 28 days since the end of Durga Puja, the state has recorded over 1.14 lakh recoveries, outweighing the 1.05 lakh cases found during the same period. 

With 42,367 tests on Monday, over 55.65 lakh swab samples have been examined in the state

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Meghdeep Bhattacharyya   |   TT   |   Calcutta   |   24.11.20  :  Bengal on Monday reported a drop in total active Covid-19 cases for the 28th consecutive day as sources in the government said there were indications that the state had successfully warded off the threat of the outbreak worsening over the Kali Puja-Diwali weekend.

The state logged 3,687 recoveries, 3,557 infections and 47 deaths on Monday.

A member of the Mamata Banerjee cabinet said Monday’s figures were significant as they were believed to represent infections of the November 14-15 weekend.

“These figures we are getting now are of the Kali Puja-Diwali weekend. Monday was Day 10 for someone who got infected on Kali Puja,” said a minister. It is between days six and 10 of the infection that most cases get detected.

Calcutta High Court had intervened to prevent the worsening of the pandemic over Durga Puja. The numbers of infections from Puja have shown that the intervention was effective.

The high court issued a similar set of instructions for Kali Puja, Diwali and Chhath.

“I think we are now getting to find out that the judicial intervention turned out to be equally effective for the November phase of festivals,” said the minister.

In the 28 days since the end of Durga Puja, the state has recorded over 1.14 lakh recoveries, outweighing the 1.05 lakh cases found during the same period. It has dragged the total of active cases down from 37,190 to 25,030 in the 28 days.

Bengal’s total of Covid-19 cases — since the first was detected on March 17 — is nearly 4.6 lakh, including over 4.26 lakh recoveries and 8,072 deaths.

The state’s recovery rate has been on an unbroken spell of rise for 32 consecutive days, reaching 92.8 on Monday, inching closer to the national rate of 93.69 per cent.

Of the 47 deaths reported on Monday, 10 were from Calcutta. Of the total deaths, 6,746 (83.6 per cent) have been attributed comorbidities.

The state’s mortality rate is now 1.75, compared to the 1.46 per cent nationally.

With 42,367 tests on Monday, over 55.65 lakh swab samples have been examined in the state. The number of tests per million people are 61,837. The positive confirmation rate is 8.26 per cent.

Bengal reported 29.47 per cent occupancy on 13,508 beds earmarked for Covid-19 at 101 dedicated hospitals. Over 4.75 lakh telemedicine consultations have been provided on the pandemic so far.