Kolkata: For the first time in 112 days, there was no Covid death reported in Kolkata on Saturday while the number of fresh cases was established in 62.
The last time the city reported Zero Covid victims was on March 27, just before the start of the wave.
After that, the daily victims in the metropolis continued to climb until they touched 44 – once on May 12 and again on May 29.
The number of daily victims began to decline at the end of May and since the third week of June, has been in one digit.
and dropping steady.
Experts say this is a good sign and show the fact that vaccination has worked and the city “inches towards herd immunity”.
The city has recorded a total of 4,956 Covid deaths, Jyache early pandemic.
“Kolkata has done well since vaccination begins.
The city now has less than 1,000 active cases, which is lower than the numbers of several districts, including and pargana and darjeeling.
The city is now in a good room because most of the population has been inoculated And we inch towards the flock immunity.
In the event that the number of vaccines managed, Kolkata is now ranked second in this country, “said Professor Diplipendra Sarkar from the Institute of Post-Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (IPGMER).
According to the Internal Medical Consultant Arindam Biswas, the virus has been effectively resisted after the second wave.
“While vaccination has helped prevent transmission, the virus has lost a few stings.
With more vaccinations, the situation will continue to improve.
But let’s remember that the virus still exists and let our guards down once again activate it.
The longer the virus remains, the faster And more it will mutate, “said Biswas.
He stressed that this was the time when Covid norms must be obeyed very tightly.
Sarkar, however, said it was difficult to predict how long the good phase would take place.
“The third wave can be exposed to August-September.
But now we have to see the number of deaths and not the number of cases.
Vaccination has been able to pull the figure in Kolkata,” he said.