With marginal dip in COVID-19 cases, West Bengal allows gyms, theatre shows
The Hindu
State announces relaxation in curbs, says protocols must be followed
KOLKATA: West Bengal on Monday registered 9,385 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours and the case positivity rate in the State dropped to 26.43%. Over the past few days, the State had recorded more than 20,000 cases and the case positivity rate was over 30%.
Even as the fresh cases reduced, the State recorded 33 deaths in the past 24 hours. The occupancy rate of COVID-19 beds in the State stands at 6.38%.The active cases as on Monday remained at 1,58,623.
The State government also announced additional relaxations allowing gyms in the State to open with 50% of capacity, “provided staff and users are fully vaccinated or are RT-PCR negative”.
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