KOLKATA: The Covid graph in Bengal continues to rise unabated with daily positive cases reaching the four-digit figure on Wednesday after almost five months. The positivity rate, too, spiked above 10% for the first time in more than five months. On Wednesday, the state logged 1,424 new Covid cases and a positivity rate of 12.7%. Health experts cautioned the public to wear masks in public places and not to delay their vaccine booster dose.
The last time Bengal logged four-digit cases was on February 5, when the third wave was on. It was the receding phase of the third wave and the numbers had already started dropping sharply. For close to three months after that, between March 12 and June 9, Bengal had logged new positive cases in two digits. "The numbers are rising but in terms of hospital care requirement, they remain low since the infection is mostly causing a mild disease, like influenza. All our hospital infrastructure is ready in case more infected need hospital care," said director of health services Siddhartha Niyogi. On Wednesday, 260 Covid patients were under treatment at different hospitals, while 5,625 infected were in home isolation.
