KOLKATA: The number of fresh Covid cases in Bengal crossed 50 on Thursday after a gap of 18 days but dropped to 42 on Friday, continuing to exhibit the fluctuating trend over the past one month. The state recorded 57 cases on Thursday, a sharp rise from just 27 on May 30. Bengal had an identical 57 cases on May 14, which was also the last time the state clocked over 50 new daily cases. Doctors issued a caution in the wake of a sharp spurt in Covid cases in Mumbai.
Even though Covid infections had been rare and mild in the state over the past three months, a sudden spike could not be ruled out, experts said. Private hospitals said they would wait and watch as Covid cases had not been severe in recent months and admissions had been very few. But most said they were ready to set up Covid wards or increase beds in case the number of admissions rose.
