RAJSHAHI, May 14, 2020 (BSS) – Eight more people have been tested positive in two districts of Rajshahi division on Wednesday, raising its total number of infected cases to 269.
Divisional Director of Health Dr Gopendra Nath Acharya said five more people tested positive for COVID-19 in a single day in Bogura district Wednesday, taking the district’s total number of coronavirus cases to 57 in the division.
The district-wise break-up of reported COVID-19 cases now stands at 17 in Rajshahi, 16 in Chapainawabganj, 70 in Naogaon, 13 in Natore, 74 in Joypurhat, 57 in Bogura, six in Sirajgonj and 16 in Pabna districts.
Following confirmation of new COVID-19 cases, the respective houses of the infected persons in different areas in the division were placed on a 14-day lockdown.
Dr Gopen said the whereabouts of the persons, who came in contact with COVID-19 patients, were brought to notice and they were asked to remain in home quarantine so that the virus cannot spread further.
He said all the positive cases for COVID-19 were brought under necessary treatment while 274 others kept in isolation units in different hospitals under institutional supervision and another 190 were released in the division.
Meanwhile, a total of 600 more people have been sent to home and institutional quarantine afresh as part of the present hectic efforts of bringing all the suspected people under quarantine in all eight districts of Rajshahi division in the last 24 hours till 8 am today.
With this, the number of total quarantined people in both home and institutional ones stood at 8,785 at present. A total of 30,448 people had, so far, been kept under quarantine since March 10 to prevent community transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Of them, 21,663 have, by now, been released as they were given clearance certificates after completing their respective 14-day quarantine period in the division.
Among the new quarantined people, four have been kept under home quarantine in Rajshahi, 320 in Chapainawabganj, 75 in Naogaon, six in Natore, 134 in Joypurhat, 32 in Bogura, 10 in Sirajgonj and 19 in Pabna districts.
Dr Acharya added that utmost emphasis has been given to bring all the suspected people under quarantine, isolation and testing as these are being adjudged as important means of containing the community transmission of the virus.