Covid cases: Bengal logs 301 recoveries, 206 new infections - 4 deaths- recovery rate 97.32 per cent

The state’s positive confirmation rate is 7.06 per cent now, having fallen steadily for 76 days

Bengal’s mortality rate remained 1.78, while the national rate was also unchanged at 1.43 per cent.: Shutterstock

The Telegraph   |   Calcutta   |     05.02.21 : Bengal on Thursday logged 301 Covid-19 recoveries, 206 new infections and four deaths, including one in Calcutta.

The state’s total active cases dropped — from 37,190 on October 26, Vijaya Dashami, to 5,097 on Thursday — for 101 days on the trot.

Bengal’s recovery rate rose for 104 consecutive days to touch 97.32 per cent, still leading the national rate by 0.18 per cent.

The state’s positive confirmation rate is 7.06 per cent now, having fallen steadily for 76 days. On Thursday, the state reported 23,031 tests, taking the total past 80.81 lakh, at 89,791 tests per million people.

The state’s total of Covid-19 cases is nearly 5.71 lakh, including over 5.55 lakh recoveries and 10,199 deaths.

Of the total toll, 8,566 deaths (84 per cent) were attributed to comorbidities.

Bengal’s mortality rate remained 1.78, while the national rate was also unchanged at 1.43 per cent.