Kolkata : West Bengal is seeing a spike in COVID cases amid post festive season. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday appealed people to follow COVID protocols rigorously to control the spike in COVID.
Chief Minister requested people to wear mask appropriately, covering nose, to prevent the increase in infection. She appeals people to follow COVID protocols so that people do not get infected.
“Please wear the mask properly. The number of Covid cases registered a spike after Durga Puja. Hence, you must follow the Covid safety precautions, do not keep the mask hanging from your chin,” she said.
She urges people to follow all the COVID precautionary measures during all the upcoming festivals like Kali Puja, Diwali, Chhat Puja and Jagaddhatri Puja.
The daily Covid-19 tally in West Bengal crossed the 900-mark for a second consecutive day on Sunday as 989 cases were reported, which pushed the state’s caseload to 1,586,455. On Saturday, 974 people were detected as Covid-19 positive while 846 cases were reported on Friday.
Mamata also warned people against the spread of Malaria. Specially in North Bengal there is a rise in Malaria cases too. “Along with COVID cases, there is a sudden spurt in Malaria cases in certain areas of north Bengal. I would ask the district administration to clean up every area,” she said.
The number of deaths in Bengal is nearing the 20,000-mark while 1,559,518 patients have been recovered so far. The active cases are also on a high at 7,882.
Kolkata, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly are some of the worst-hit areas in the state.
During the Durga Puja festival which ended on October 15, people in large numbers were seen visiting pandals which experts said might have contributed to the recent surge in infections.
A total of 18,928,189 samples have been tested for Covid-19 so far. On the vaccination front, authorities have administered 71,803,863 doses to beneficiaries of which 52,173,222 have received the first dose and the remaining 19,630,641 are fully inoculated.
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