Bengal's Covid positivity rate goes up to 10.42% with 1,495 new cases
West Bengal's Covid-19 positivity rate deteriorated to 10.42 per cent after 1,495 new cases were reported pushing the tally to 2,090,483
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A health worker collects testing for Covid-19 takes the swab sample of a visitor at a hospital near Balurghat town in Bengal’s South Dinajpur district. (PTI Photo)
West Bengal's Covid-19 positivity rate deteriorated to 10.42 per cent after 1,495 new cases were reported pushing the tally to 20,90,483, the health department said on Thursday.
On Wednesday, the positivity rate was 8.55 per cent.
Seven more coronavirus patents died during the day as the toll rose to 21,346, the department said.
Altogether 2,439 patients recovered from the disease taking the number of cured people to 20,49,999.
The number of active cases in West Bengal now is 19,143.
The state tested 14,341 samples since Wednesday evening, the department said.
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First Published: Jul 29 2022 | 6:57 AM IST