Covid: active cases decline in Bengal for 59th day

The state’s mortality rate is now 1.74, compared to the 1.44 per cent nationally

Bengal’s positive confirmation rate is 7.92 per cent now, improving steadily from 8.27 of November 20. : Shutterstock

Meghdeep Bhattacharyya   |   TT   |   Calcutta   |    25.12.20  :  Bengal on Thursday logged 2,054 Covid-19 recoveries, 1,590 new infections and 32 deaths, including nine from Calcutta, as the recovery rate rose for the 63rd consecutive day to 95.45 per cent.

With 15,193 Covid-19 active cases now, the state reported its 59th successive day of decline in the total after Dashami. 

“We are, almost certainly, going to end the year with less than 14,000 active cases. The turnaround since Puja has surpassed even the most optimistic estimates,” said a minister. In the 59 days since Dashami on October 26, the state recorded over 2.08 lakh recoveries, outweighing the 1.89 lakh infections found.

Bengal has over 5.43 lakh Covid-19 cases, including over 5.18 lakh recoveries and 9,505 deaths.

The recovery rate rose over eight per cent from the 87.44 per cent of October 22. The national rate now is 95.74 per cent.

The state’s mortality rate is now 1.74, compared to the 1.44 per cent nationally.

Bengal’s positive confirmation rate is 7.92 per cent now, improving steadily from 8.27 of November 20. “The fall in positive confirmation rate is clearly indicative of a reduced spread in the outbreak,” the minister added.