Bengal on Tuesday logged 662 Covid-19 cases, 10 deaths and 838 recoveries as the state completed 23 consecutive days of logging less than 1,000 infections. The total of active cases fell by 186 to 11,380 on Tuesday.

With Calcutta logging 54 infections and North 24-Parganas 81, Tuesday was also the 20th consecutive day since the second wave struck when none of Bengal’s 23 districts reported a three-digit figure of new infections. The recovery rate in the state is currently at an all-time high of 98.07 per cent, fairly ahead of the national rate of 97.36.

Seventeen districts reported double-digit figures of new infections detected in a day. Kalimpong, North Dinajpur, South Dinajpur, Malda, Murshidabad, Birbhum and Purulia reported single-digit figures.

The daily positive confirmation rate, which was nearly 33 per cent at the peak of the second wave, was 1.54 per cent on Tuesday.

Sixteen Bengal districts, including Calcutta, reported zero deaths on Tuesday, while Darjeeling, Nadia, East Midnapore, East Burdwan and West Burdwan, and Hooghly reported one each.

The state’s mortality rate is 1.19, while that of the nation is 1.34 per cent.

Bengal has till now recorded nearly 15.25 lakh Covid-19 cases. The total includes over 14.95 lakh recoveries and 18,095 deaths.