Bengal on Thursday reported for the 10th consecutive day since Durga Puja a drop in the total number of active coronavirus cases, reports our special correspondent.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee said it was “a supreme blessing of the Almighty”. On Thursday, the state reported 3,948 new cases and 54 deaths.
The state registered the highest single-day recovery of 4,187 patients, taking the total number of cured people to 3,50,449, the health department said in a bulletin.
The discharge rate is now 89.05 per cent, it said.
The toll mounted to 7,122 with 54 more fatalities.
The number of active cases was recorded at 35,953.
Of the fresh fatalities, 15 were recorded in Calcutta and 14 in North 24 Parganas district. The remaining deaths were reported from several other districts.
In the last 24 hours, 45,467 samples were tested for coronavirus in the state, taking the total number of cases to 47,78,975, the bulletin said.
