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Kolkata has recorded a COVID-19 positivity rate of 17.88 per cent during December 24-31, the highest for any district in the country during the period, according to data from the union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Kolkata’s adjoining district of Howrah also recorded high positivity rate at 7.45 per cent.<\/p>\n

This comes when the number of daily COVID-19 cases in the state has increased to 3,451 on Friday from 439 Monday, a huge jump.<\/p>\n

West Bengal is also among the states that has the highest increase in the number of active cases \u2013 there was an increase of 1,934 active cases in Bengal according to figures of January 1. The corresponding figures for Maharashtra is 6,293 and for Delhi it is 1,329. The entire country recorded an increase of 13,420 in a day.<\/p>\n

West Bengal has also so far reported 16 cases of Omicron.<\/p>\n

According to the ministry data, Kolkata was followed by Mizoram\u2019s Lunglei (16.87 per cent), Serchhip (15.82 per cent) and Mamit (14.98 per cent) districts and Arunchal Pradesh\u2019s Namsai (13.64) in Covid positivity rate. Many feel that the Christmas celebrations and people flouting COVID-19 protocols may have led to the sudden spike.<\/p>\n

The Union health secretary has written to the Bengal government, asking the state to take measures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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