Bengal reports 701 more Covid cases, 717 recoveries and 11 deaths

Calcutta reported 214 new infections and two deaths, North 24-Parganas 124 new infections and four deaths

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TT Special Correspondent   |   Calcutta   |   28.11.21: Bengal on Saturday reported 701 new Covid-19 infections, 717 recoveries and 11 deaths, with a drop by 27 in its active cases to 7,820.

A minister said the new Covid-19 cases reported on Saturday meant those infected between November 18 and 22.

Calcutta reported 214 new infections and two deaths, North 24-Parganas 124 new infections and four deaths. These are the only two Bengal districts with a three-digit figure of new cases found in a day.

Calcutta, North and South 24-Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly and Nadia accounted for 507 or 72.33 per cent of new infections detected on Saturday.

Eight districts reported a single-digit figure of new infections. Seventeen districts reported zero deaths.

Bengal’s daily positive confirmation rate, nearly 33 per cent at the peak of the second wave, was 1.89 per cent on Saturday.

The state’s recovery rate is 98.31 per cent now, a shade below the national rate of 98.33 per cent.

The state’s mortality rate is 1.2 per cent, while that of the nation is 1.34 per cent.

Over the past nine weeks or 63 days, since Bengal snapped out of a 97-day fall in its total of active cases ahead of the Puja season on September 26, there has been a net rise of 146 in the state’s total of active cases, from 7,674.

Bengal now has over 16.14 lakh Covid-19 cases, since the first was logged in March last year. The total includes nearly 15.87 lakh recoveries and 19,450 deaths.