Bengal logs 575 new infections and 12 deaths: total number of active cases, which fell by 171 to 10,803

The state recorded 43 uninterrupted days of a fall in the total number of active cases, which fell by 171 to 10,803 on Monday

Bengal’s daily positive confirmation rate, which was nearly 33 per cent at the peak of the second wave, was 1.73 per cent on Monday.: File photo

Meghdeep Bhattacharyya   |   TT  |   Calcutta   |   03.08.21: Bengal on Monday logged 575 new infections, 734 recoveries and 12 deaths.

With this, the state recorded 43 uninterrupted days of a fall in the total number of active cases, which fell by 171 to 10,803 on Monday.

The state’s recovery rate is at its best at 98.11 per cent, ahead of the national rate of 97.36.

Bengal’s daily positive confirmation rate, which was nearly 33 per cent at the peak of the second wave, was 1.73 per cent on Monday.

With Calcutta logging 61 new infections and North 24-Parganas 89, Monday was the third straight day after a three-day gap when none of Bengal's 23 districts reported 100 or more new cases in a day. Seventeen districts reported double-digit figures while North and South Dinajpur, Malda, Murshidabad, Birbhum and Purulia reported single-digit figures.

Fifteen Bengal districts reported zero deaths and Calcutta, Kalimpong, East Burdwan, Hooghly and North 24-Parganas  reported one each.

The state’s mortality rate is 1.19, while that of the nation is 1.34 per cent.

Bengal now has over 15.29 lakh Covid-19 cases since March 2020, including 15 lakh recoveries and 18,161 deaths.