She questioned why the number of Covid-19 cases in North 24 Parganas could not be controlled, officials aware of the matter said. “The positivity rate of North 24 Parganas is around 20.6%, which is almost double the national average. Kolkata has reported 5,498 Covid-19 cases in the last 10 days, compared to North 24 Parganas’s 6,448. As per the 2011 census, Thane in Maharashtra, with a population of 10.01 million, was the most populous district, followed by North 24 Parganas (10 million). We have set up 26 facilities where Covid-19 patients with mild symptoms or asymptomatic patients could be kept in isolation,” said a district official.

Source: Hindustan Times August 27, 2020 07:26 UTC