(Aditya Shaw, Intern Journalist): The number of corona cases is increasing in the state every day. Friday was no exception to that picture. However, the number of victims is a little less than on Thursday. According to the health department bulletin, 2,912 people have been newly infected in the state in the last 24 hours.

Where on Thursday this number was 2,954. The total number of corona cases in the state is 69,006 at the moment. The death toll has dropped slightly. 57 people died on Thursday. On this day that number has decreased to 52. As a result, the total death toll in the state is still 1,954.

In terms of the death toll, Kolkata ranks first in the state, followed by North 24 Parganas. The number of patients being covid-tested every day and the number of covid-reports coming positive in every 100 patients is called the positivity rate. According to the bulletin of the health department, samples of 25,256 people have been tested in the state in the last 24 hours.

According to the report of the day, the rate of corona infection is also somewhat comforting. The infection rate on this day is 11.53 percent. Which was 11.61 percent on Thursday? So far 10 lakh 54 thousand 509 Covid examinations have been conducted in the state. However, despite the worrying situation of Corona in the state, the recovery rate is showing the light of hope. Out of about 90,000 corona patients, 83,060 have already recovered. The recovery rate in the state is 80.33 percent.

North 24 Parganas is also not lagging behind in terms of new infections. On this day, 563 people were affected by Corona. 14 people have died. The death toll in the district has risen to 444. On the other hand, the number of new victims in South 24 Parganas on this day is 202. Two people have died. However, the number of victims in Howrah and Hooghly has increased slightly as compared to Thursday. In those two districts, 213 and 239 people were newly infected on the day, respectively. Thursday which was 195 and 125.

North 24 Parganas is also not lagging behind in terms of new infections. On this day, 563 people were affected by Corona. 14 people have died. The death toll in the district has risen to 444. On the other hand, the number of new victims in South 24 Parganas on this day is 202. Two people have died. However, the number of victims in Howrah and Hooghly has increased slightly as compared to Thursday. In those two districts, 213 and 239 people were newly infected on the day, respectively. Thursday which was 195 and 125.

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