Total active cases fall by 531, to reach to 20,585: 1,980 recoveries, 1,478 new infections and 29 deaths

On Wednesday, the state reported 1,980 Covid-19 recoveries, 1,478 new infections and 29 death

The daily positive confirmation rate or the percentage of positive cases from samples tested, which was nearly 33 per cent at the height of the second wave, is now 2.74.:Shutterstock

Meghdeep Bhattacharyya   |   TT  |  Calcutta   |   01.07.21: Bengal on Wednesday reported a fall for the 10th day in its total number of active Covid-19 cases, by 531, to reach to 20,585.

Active cases in all had fallen till June 9 by around 89 per cent to 14,702, from the peak of 1,32,181 on May 21. But for 11 days till June 20, they rose again by over 56 per cent, before falling by around 11 per cent again in these 10 days.

On Wednesday, the state reported 1,980 Covid-19 recoveries, 1,478 new infections and 29 deaths, including seven from Calcutta and 10 from North 24-Parganas, the two worst-hit districts. With Calcutta logging 135 new infections and North 24-Parganas 154, Wednesday was the third successive day since the second wave hit the state, when none of Bengal’s 23 districts reported over 200 new cases.

Fifteen Bengal districts reported double-digit figures of new infections detected in a day. Kalimpong, North Dinajpur and Purulia reported single-digit figures.

The daily positive confirmation rate or the percentage of positive cases from samples tested, which was nearly 33 per cent at the height of the second wave, is now 2.74.

Bengal’s recovery rate rose to 97.45 per cent, with the national rate at 96.94 now. The state’s mortality rate is 1.18 now, while that of the nation is 1.31 per cent.

Thirteen Bengal districts reported zero deaths on Wednesday, while four others reported only one each.

Bengal now has a total of over 14.99 lakh Covid-19 cases, since the first was detected in March last year. It includes 14.61 lakh recoveries and 17,708 deaths.