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68 coronavirus patients recovered in Rangpur division
RANGPUR, May 12, 2020 (BSS) – A total of 68 coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have already recovered in Rangpur division where the number of newly COVID-19 infected people continues rising during the past couple of weeks.
Health officials said six more coronavirus patients recovered yesterday raising their total number to 68 in all eight districts of Rangpur division.
The numbers of recovered patients as well as newly infected COVID-19 patients are showing an increasing trend in recent days as community transmission of the deadly virus continues still in limited scale in the division.
“The total number of coronavirus patients rose to 357 with detection of 15 more COVID-19 positive cases on Monday,” Focal Person of COVID-19 and Assistant Director (Health) for Rangpur division Dr. ZA Siddiqui told BSS today.
Among the newly detected 20 COVID-19 patients, nine are hailing from Rangpur, two from Nilphamari, one each from Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Dinajpur and Thakurgaon districts.
“The district-wise break up of the COVID-19 patients now stands at 143 in Rangpur, 13 in Panchagarh, 52 in Nilphamari, 14 in Lalmonirhat, 34 in Kurigram, 25 in Thakurgaon, 52 in Dinajpur and 24 Gaibandha districts in the division,” Dr. Siddiqui added.
Meanwhile, among the total 68 recovered coronavirus patients, 11 are hailing from Rangpur, four from Panchagarh, three in Nilphamari, two from Lalmonirhat, four from Kurigram, 14 from Thakurgaon, seven from Dinajpur and 13 of Gaibandha districts.
“More 267 people were put in quarantine during the last 24 hours raising the total number of quarantined people at home or institutions rose to 30,350 in the division, and of them 23,986 released till 8 am today,” Dr Siddiqui said.
“A total of four COVID-19 infected patients died so far. They include two of Nilphamari and one each of Dinajpur and Gaibandha districts,” Dr. Siddiqui said.
Talking to BSS, Divisional Director (Health) Dr. Amin Ahmed Khan said 2,552 beds are kept ready at the 25 quarantine and isolation centres for providing treatments to the coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in all eight districts of Rangpur division.
Fifteen dedicated government hospitals with 13 beds and 13 ventilator facilities in the intensive care units (ICU) are providing treatments to COVID-19 infected patients at two government hospitals in Rangpur and Dinajpur in the division.
“We are now conducting tests of samples of suspected patients at two COVID-19 Laboratories at Rangpur Medical College (RMC) and M Abdur Rahman Medical College in Dinajpur,” Dr. Khan added.
The government hospitals and other health services providing facilities of Rangpur division currently have 1,005 physicians, 1,757 nurses and 5,907 other staff to face the COVID-19 situation.
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