Overview
- Three more healthcare workers—a doctor, a nurse, and a hospital staff member—tested positive, taking the active case count to five, with the new patients shifted to the Beliaghata infectious diseases hospital.
- Of the first two confirmed nurses, one regained consciousness and was taken off ventilator support, while the other remains in a coma but shows limited response to painful stimulation.
- Hospital sources said the two critically ill nurses received remdesivir and ribavirin alongside intensive supportive care.
- Roughly 100 contacts have been placed under home quarantine across multiple districts, with results for more than 60 samples reported negative so far and monitoring set for 14–21 days.
- Investigations probe a possible zoonotic source, including raw date palm sap exposure linked to Ghoghragachi in Nadia, as neighboring Jharkhand issues an advisory and readies isolation capacity.