West Bengal is showing a steady declining trend in new covid cases.<br />'' <br />''According to the data released by the state health department, 5,274 fresh covid cases have been reported in the past 24 hours with 87 fresh fatalities.<br />'' <br />''The number of new covid-deaths was below hundred for the third consecutive day.<br />'' <br />''The discharge rate improved further to 97.83 percent with over 5 thousand people discharged on Thursday.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">More than 1 crore 71 lakh people have been vaccinated in the state so far.</span><br />