Bengal on Friday reported 877 new Covid-19 infections, 833 recoveries and nine deaths, resulting in a rise by 35 in its active cases to 8,107.

Over the past 55 days, since Bengal snapped out of a 97-day fall in active cases or number of Covid patients under treatment ahead of the Puja season on September 26, the state recorded a rise in its total of active cases for 33 days and a fall for 21 days.

In these 55 days, there has been a net rise of 433 in the state’s total of active cases, from 7,674.

A minister said new infections reported on Friday indicated people infected in the November 10 (six days after Kali Puja) to November 14 (the day after Jagaddhatri Puja) window.

Calcutta reported 242 new infections and North 24-Parganas reported 158. Both reported two deaths. These are the only two of the state’s 23 districts with a three-digit figure of new cases found. Six districts reported a single-digit figure.

Calcutta, North and South 24-Parganas, Howrah, Hooghly and Nadia accounted for 659 or 75.14 per cent of the new infections detected on Friday.

Seventeen Bengal districts reported zero deaths.

The state’s recovery rate is 98.29 per cent, while that of the nation is 98.28.

The daily positive confirmation rate, which was nearly 33 per cent at the peak of the second wave, was 1.98 per cent on Friday.

The state’s mortality rate is 1.2 per cent, while that of the nation is 1.33 per cent.

Bengal now has over 16.08 lakh Covid-19 cases, since the first was logged in March last year. The total includes nearly 15.81 lakh recoveries and 19,364 deaths.