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159 tested positive for COVID-19 in Ctg
CHATTOGRAM, July 17, 2020 (BSS) – A total of 159 people were detected positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours after testing samples of 950 people at six COVID-19 laboratories in Chattogram district.
There were no death in the whole district by Corona virus in last 24 hours on July 16.
Among the newly detected patients, 108 are from Chattogram city and 51 from different upazilas of the district, hospital sources said.
The total number of infected patients now stands at 12,489 in Chattogram district, Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi, civil surgeon of Chattogram, told BSS today.
A total of 1488 persons were released from the hospital after recovery from COVID-19 infection till today, he said.
Dr Rabbi said 12 new COVID-19 patients were diagnosed with the coronavirus at BITID, Chattogram after testing 58 samples in the last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, 44 more new COVID-19 patients were tested corona positive at Chattogram Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) after testing 191 samples during the same period.
“Besides, five COVID-19 patients were identified at CVASU, Chattogram after testing 144 samples,” the civil surgeon said, adding that 40 more new COVID-19 patients were identified at Chattogram University after testing 181 samples in the last 24 hours.
A total of 35 patients were diagnosed with the disease at Private Chevron Lab, Chattogram after testing 135 samples during the period while 19 people were tested positive after testing 224 samples at Imperial hospital.
Besides, four residents of Lohagara upazila was identified as COVID-19 positive after testing 17 samples at Cox’s Bazar Medical College Hospital in the last 24 hours.
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