The number of active Covid-19 cases in Bengal rose by 68, to 4,976, on Sunday.
This was the 17th consecutive day of rise in the active case count after a 136-day stint of fall, since Vijaya Dashami last year, ended on March 11.
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The state on Sunday reported 457 Covid-19 recoveries, but 827 new infections were detected.
There were two deaths, both in the city.
In Calcutta and North 24-Parganas, the two districts on the Centre’s radar for a possible onset of the second wave of Covid, 292 and 193 new infections, respectively, were detected.
Bengal now has 1.01 per cent of the national total of active cases and is 14th on the list of states with most active cases in the country.
