BSS-07 97 more coronavirus patients found in Ctg in 24-hour

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97 more coronavirus patients found in Ctg in 24-hour

CHATTOGRAM, May 14, 2020 (BSS) – A total of 97 more people were tested positive for corona virus in just Chattogram district after testing their samples in four Covid-19 Laboratories in the division.

Civil Surgeon Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi told BSS that a total of 49 new coronavirus infected people were found after diagnosing 231 samples at the COVID-19 BITID Laboratory in Fuzdarhat in last 24 hours, saying, among the infected persons, 38 are from Chattogram district and 11 others are from different districts of the division.

Apart from this, a total of 45 more people were tested positive at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) after testing 90 samples, he added.

He also said20 new corona patients including 12 in Chattogram district have been detected at Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Science University (CVASU) lab after testing 46 samples in last 24 hours.

Two more persons hailed from Chattogram district were diagnosed as coronavirus positive after testing their samples at the COVID-19 Laboratory at Cox’s Bazar Medical College Hospital in Cox’s Bazar, the civil surgeon said.

He said the number of coronavirus cases is increasing as much as the number of sample tests is being increased in Chattogram.

He went on saying that the first corona patient was identified in Dampara on April 3, adding, after that, the number of corona cases has risen to 514 only in Chattogram district in the last 42 days.

Of them, 97 people have been infected in the last 24 hours, he continued.

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