Covid recovery rate past 95% - 2,342 recoveries, 1,515 new infections and 41 deaths,

On Monday, the state reported 2,342 recoveries, 1,515 new infections and 41 deaths, including nine from Calcutta

Bengal on Monday went past 95 per cent in Covid-19 recovery rate :  Shutterstock

Meghdeep Bhattacharyya   |   TT   |   Calcutta   |    22.12.20  :  Bengal on Monday went past 95 per cent in Covid-19 recovery rate, which had been the year-end goal for the state, aided by the 2.01 lakh recoveries logged in 56 days since the end of Durga Puja.

The recovery rate, rising for 60 consecutive days, went from 87.44 per cent on October 22 to 95.11 on Monday. The national rate now is 95.57.

“By the year-end, we might actually cross (a recovery rate of) 97,” said a minister.

“The first goal, of less than 23,000 active cases, was achieved long back. We are now looking at the possibility of less than 15,000,” he added, referring to the 56 consecutive days of drop in total active Covid-19 cases since Dashami. The number of active cases in Bengal is 16,903 now, back almost to where it was on July 19, 155 days ago.

On Monday, the state reported 2,342 recoveries, 1,515 new infections and 41 deaths, including nine from Calcutta.

In the 56 days since Vijaya Dashami, Bengal logged over 2.01 lakh recoveries, outweighing 1.84 lakh cases found.

The state now has a total of 5.38 lakh Covid-19 cases, including over 5.12 lakh recoveries and 9,401 deaths. The state’s mortality rate is now 1.74, compared to the national rate of 1.45 per cent. Of the toll, 7,887 or 83.9 per cent deaths  are attributed to comorbidities by the state government.

With 29,422 tests on Monday — far less than the 42,000-46,000 tests done daily on an average — the state’s total test count rose to 67.35 lakh, at 74,842 tests per million people. Bengal’s positive confirmation rate is 7.99 per cent now, having improved from the 8.27 of November 20. Bengal reported 16.32 per cent occupancy in 13,588 beds earmarked for Covid-19 in the 102 dedicated hospitals for the pandemic. Over 5.42 lakh telemedicine consultations were done so far.