Newsinc24 Team 
In West Bengal, Covid cases are rising again. According to information, There are currently 129 containment zones in West Bengal, with the maximum of 43 in North 24 Parganas district. The state has recorded over 800 new Covid-19 cases for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, after registering nearly 1000 infections for a couple of days, according to the health department data.Kolkata reported an almost 27 per cent increase in positivity rate in the past week, from 5.6% in the week ending October 14 to 7.1% in the week ending October 21.
Meanwhile, a lockdown has been imposed in Sonarpur municipality area in South 24 Parganas district for three days. Only emergency services will be allowed to function during this period. There are 19 containment zones in the Sonarpur area so far. All markets under the Sonarpur-Rajpur municipality, Baruipur municipality and Joynagar II block in Baruipur subdivision will be shut for three days starting Thursday.
The Centre has asked the West Bengal government to immediately review Covid cases and deaths and stressed the importance of ensuring Covid-safe festivities. In a letter to the West Bengal health secretary dated October 22, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said the state has reported 20,936 new cases and 343 fresh deaths in the last 30 days, accounting for 3.4 per cent of the country's new cases and 4.7 per cent of fresh deaths.
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