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5 more people test positive for COVID-19 in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI, May 4, 2020 (BSS) – Five more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Rajshahi division today, raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the division to 116.
After testing samples of suspected persons at the COVID-19 Laboratory in Rajshahi Medical College Hospital here, five positive cases were detected.
Of the new cases, two were in Rajshahi, two in Pabna and one in Natore, said Rajshahi Divisional Director of Health Dr Gopendra Nath Acharya.
Following confirmation of COVID-19 cases, the respective houses of the infected persons at different areas in the division were placed on lockdown.
Dr Gopendra Nath Acharya said the whereabouts of the persons, who came in contact with COVID-19 patients, are being brought to notice and they were asked to remain in home quarantine so that the virus cannot spread further.
The district-wise break-up of detected COVID-19 patients now stands at 17 in Rajshahi, two in Chapainawabganj, 17 in Naogaon, ten in Natore, 34 in Joypurhat, 21 in Bogura, two in Sirajgonj and 13 in Pabna district.
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