<p>The West Bengal government on Thursday formed a nine-member data analysis cell, which will collect and collate COVID-19 statistics from across the state, and examine them to detect patterns and identify hotspots, a health department official said.</p>.<p>According to an order issued by the department on Thursday, the cell will gather real-time information from all districts and use data analytics tools to make predictions on possible clusters in the state.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-lockdown-in-focus-as-indias-tally-goes-past-5800-global-toll-crosses-85000-817763.html" target="_blank">For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</a></strong></p>.<p>The members would also provide policy inputs to the state government from time to time.</p>.<p>The West Bengal government has so far earmarked eight coronavirus hotspots in the state.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</a></strong></p>.<p>The cell will determine the vulnerable zones of COVID-19 infection, if any, and advise whether random testing should be carried out in those areas, the official added.</p>.<p>So far, 104 people have tested positive for novel coronavirus in West Bengal. Of them, five have died, and 19 recovered from the disease. </p>
<p>The West Bengal government on Thursday formed a nine-member data analysis cell, which will collect and collate COVID-19 statistics from across the state, and examine them to detect patterns and identify hotspots, a health department official said.</p>.<p>According to an order issued by the department on Thursday, the cell will gather real-time information from all districts and use data analytics tools to make predictions on possible clusters in the state.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-lockdown-in-focus-as-indias-tally-goes-past-5800-global-toll-crosses-85000-817763.html" target="_blank">For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</a></strong></p>.<p>The members would also provide policy inputs to the state government from time to time.</p>.<p>The West Bengal government has so far earmarked eight coronavirus hotspots in the state.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</a></strong></p>.<p>The cell will determine the vulnerable zones of COVID-19 infection, if any, and advise whether random testing should be carried out in those areas, the official added.</p>.<p>So far, 104 people have tested positive for novel coronavirus in West Bengal. Of them, five have died, and 19 recovered from the disease. </p>