KOLKATA: Covid cases in the areas under Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation continue to rise alarmingly in the run-up to Durga Puja. Active cases crossed the 1,000 mark again with another 117 new cases being reported on Wednesday.
A fresh death reported in the last 24 hours has taken the Covid death tally to 52.
Between October 1 and October 7, around 668 people had tested positive to Covid-19, with the daily new cases ranging between 75 and 117, whereas only 500 people recovered during the same period.
Earlier on September 1, Covid cases in Bidhannagar had crossed the 1,000 mark. Out of 4,133 cases that had been recorded then, 1,001 were active.
On Wednesday, total Covid infections had reached 6,946, with 1,024 active cases. Till date, 5,870 people have recovered from the disease. New cases are being reported from across Salt Lake and other pockets along VIP Road like Baguiati and Kestopur.
Health experts said that like Kolkata, the number of Covid cases in Salt Lake would see an alarming rise in Bidhannagar post Durga Puja. “Some pujas in Salt Lake have become crowd pullers in the past few years. If revellers throng these pujas in the satellite township, the repercussion could be grave,” said infectious diseases control specialist, Deb Kishore Gupta.
Active cases in Bidhannagar had slumped to as low as 650 on September 20 when the curve was moving downward. There was only slight increase in the daily cases for the next few days but the number started surging rapidly in the last one week.
Salt Lake has about 45% of the total cases, with the rest being reported from Baguiati, Kestopur and adjoining areas in Rajarhat that are also under the Bidhannagar civic body’s ambit.
“We are continuously urging residents to wear masks, maintain hygiene and follow social distancing,” said Bidhannagar MMIC (Health), Pranay Roy.
A fresh death reported in the last 24 hours has taken the Covid death tally to 52.
Between October 1 and October 7, around 668 people had tested positive to Covid-19, with the daily new cases ranging between 75 and 117, whereas only 500 people recovered during the same period.
Earlier on September 1, Covid cases in Bidhannagar had crossed the 1,000 mark. Out of 4,133 cases that had been recorded then, 1,001 were active.
On Wednesday, total Covid infections had reached 6,946, with 1,024 active cases. Till date, 5,870 people have recovered from the disease. New cases are being reported from across Salt Lake and other pockets along VIP Road like Baguiati and Kestopur.
Health experts said that like Kolkata, the number of Covid cases in Salt Lake would see an alarming rise in Bidhannagar post Durga Puja. “Some pujas in Salt Lake have become crowd pullers in the past few years. If revellers throng these pujas in the satellite township, the repercussion could be grave,” said infectious diseases control specialist, Deb Kishore Gupta.
Active cases in Bidhannagar had slumped to as low as 650 on September 20 when the curve was moving downward. There was only slight increase in the daily cases for the next few days but the number started surging rapidly in the last one week.
Salt Lake has about 45% of the total cases, with the rest being reported from Baguiati, Kestopur and adjoining areas in Rajarhat that are also under the Bidhannagar civic body’s ambit.
“We are continuously urging residents to wear masks, maintain hygiene and follow social distancing,” said Bidhannagar MMIC (Health), Pranay Roy.
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