In West Bengal, the number of covid-19 positive cases has slightly risen to 769 in the past 24 hours. The state has reported 8 deaths on 31st July while the figure was 5 on the day before. The fatality rate remains at 1.19 percent for the past few days.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #000000;">Nearly 15 lakh Covid patients have been recovered till date, taking the recovery rate to 98.09%. Meanwhile, the state has inoculated nearly 2 crore 97 lakh people so far. Over 2 crore 9 lakhs have got the first dose while around 87 lakh got the second dose.</span><br />