Bengal reports 439 new Covid-19 infections and 18 deaths

 The state has over 20.12 lakh cases now, since the first was detected in the state in March 2020

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The Telegraph   |   Calcutta   |   17.02.22  : Bengal on Wednesday reported 439 new Covid-19 infections, including 58 from Calcutta, a three-digit figure for 10 consecutive days.

The state also logged 1,360 recoveries and 18 deaths on Wednesday, resulting in a drop in active cases by 939 to 9,691. Calcutta reported one death.

Positive confirmation rate is 1.18 per cent now, meaning one in every 85 samples tested positive. Recovery rate in the state is now 98.47 per cent.

The national rate now is 97.94 per cent

Between December 29 and January 16, recovery rate in Bengal had dropped by eight percentage points, before recovering by over eight percentage points over these 31 days.

In the 31 days, the state reported 2.62 lakh recoveries, which outweighed the 1.14 lakh new infections detected.

Twelve of the state’s 23 districts reported zero deaths. The mortality rate is 1.05 per cent now.

Bengal has over 20.12 lakh cases now, since the first was detected in the state in March, 2020. The total includes more than 19.81 lakh recoveries and 21,079 deaths.