Bengal reports 769 new infections and eight deaths: recovery rate is at the state’s all-time high of 98.09 percent

The state also logged the 41st straight day of a fall in the total number of active cases, by 58 to 11,113

Bengal now has 2.73 percent of India’s active cases and is 10th among states with the most active cases.: Shutterstock

Meghdeep Bhattacharyya   |   TT  |   Calcutta   |   01.08.21:  Bengal on Saturday reported 769 new infections detected, 819 recoveries and eight deaths.

The state also logged the 41st straight day of a fall in the total number of active cases, by 58 to 11,113.

Bengal now has 2.73 percent of India’s active cases and is 10th among states with the most active cases.

Bengal’s recovery rate is at the state’s all-time high of 98.09 percent. The national rate is 97.34. The state’s daily positive confirmation rate, nearly 33 percent at the peak of the second wave, is 1.82 now.

Calcutta logged 75 new infections and one death. New Covid-19 cases detected fell in North 24-Parganas that logged only nine on Saturday. Because of this development, not one among 23 Bengal districts on Saturday reported a three-digit figure of new infections, after a three-day gap.

Twenty districts reported double-digit figures of new infections detected in a day, while South Dinajpur, Malda and Murshidabad reported single-digit figures.

Sixteen Bengal districts reported zero deaths on Saturday. Calcutta apart, West and East Midnapore, Hooghly and South 24-Parganas reported one each.

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

Bengal now has over 15.28 lakh Covid-19 cases since the first reported in March 2020, including nearly 14.99 lakh recoveries and 18,136 deaths.