Bengal: Over 3,000 cases again, recovery up to 85.4%

A bulk of the new cases, 53 per cent, and 45 deaths were recorded in the South Bengal epicentre consisting of Kolkata, South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, Howrah, and Hooghly.

In Purba Medinipur and Paschim Medinipur, the other two South Bengal districts with high caseloads, the number of active cases remained high. Purba Medinipur has 1,259 patients, while in Paschim Medinipur active cases dropped by 12 to 1,217.

In North Bengal, the upswing in recovery continued as all the districts, except Darjeeling, saw their active cases decline. In Darjeeling it rose by only two. The districts with the most patients are Coochbehar (807), Alipurduar (747) and Jalpaiguri (703). The region recorded four deaths — two in Alipurduar, and one each in Uttar Dinajpur and Malda.