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Headline: COVID-19: Daily Life In Kolkata, West Bengal

Caption: Kolkata has recorded an unprecedented steep rise of COVID-19 cases during the last week, with two out of every five tested persons found positive. The statistic was one in about 20 even a fortnight back. Kolkata's positivity rate on January 2nd, 33.13 per cent was much higher than the corresponding rates in Mumbai and Delhi, which were around 13 percent in Mumbai and 6.5 in Delhi. The rate shot further up to 38.02 percent in Kolkata on January 3rd. A positivity rate of 5 per cent is considered safe by the World Health Organization. The positivity rate in West Bengal jumped to 19.59 percent on January 3rd, from 1.42 percent on December 23rd, a 14-fold rise within 12 days. The state government has imposed fresh restrictions including a complete closure of educational institutes, restricting the number of passengers in offices and transport as well as during any social, cultural and religious events, as well as stopping local train movement beyond 10 pm at night. On January 3rd, the total number of cases recorded in West Bengal was 6,078, rising from 439 on December 27th.

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