Bengal on Monday logged 258 Covid-19 recoveries, 133 new infections and one death, with total active cases falling to fewer than 4,000 now.

There was no Covid death from the city in the 24-hour window that ended at 9am on Monday.

The numbers helped the state achieve a drop in its total active cases for the 112th consecutive day since Vijaya Dashami last year.

The total of active cases, which was 37,190 on Dashami (October 26), has fallen to 3,960, having improved by 89.35 per cent.

Bengal is fifth on the list of states with the most active cases in India, with 2.95 per cent of the national total.

Bengal’s recovery rate rose for 115 consecutive days to touch 97.52 per cent. The national rate now is 97.3.

The state’s positive confirmation rate is 6.89 per cent now, having fallen steadily for 88 days. On Monday, the state reported 15,532 tests, taking the total past 83.15 lakh, at 92,399 tests per million people.

Of the total toll of 10,233, 8,590 deaths (83.9 per cent) were attributed by the state to comorbidities.

Bengal’s mortality rate remained 1.78, while the national rate was 1.42 per cent.