Bengal logs 1,822 new Covid cases, 3 deaths

Bengal reported 1,822 new Covid-19 infections, 526 recoveries and three deaths, with the case positivity rate standing at 14.10 per cent. Currently, there are 10,583 active cases in the state: 10,279 in home isolation and 304 in hospitals, according to the state bulletin. The state’s positive recovery rate was 98.44 per cent and mortality rate 1.04 per cent on Sunday when 12,921 samples were tested. Since the pandemic broke out in 2020, the state has recorded 20,34,485 cases, of which 20,34,485 have made full recoveries. As many as 21,225 fatalities have been recorded in Bengal so far.