In West Bengal, Covid infection is on the rise as the number of new cases have crossed 9 thousand in the past 24 hours. Kolkata has reported nearly 4 thousand 8 hundred new cases with 5 fresh fatalities while the state recorded 16 fresh death cases.<br />''<br />''The positivity rate has climbed to 18.96%. A large section of healthcare workers and doctors of different hospitals have also been affected in the city. As strict restrictions are in place, police personnel are at vigil in the market areas to make people aware regarding maintaining covid norms.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the state government has decided to supply food to the poorer sections of society who are infected with the virus and are in home isolation.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">All the District Magistrates have been asked to make immediate arrangements for the supply of food to the poor who are in home isolation. </span><br />