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CORONA-CHATTOGRAM
32 tested positive for COVID-19, 2 die in Ctg
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 23, 2020 (BSS) – A total of 32 people were detected positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours after testing 294 samples in five COVID-19 laboratories in Chattogram district.
A total of 263 patients died till today due to coronavirus only in Chattogram district with today’s two deaths.
Among the newly detected patients, 21 are from Chattogram city and 11 from different upazilas of the district, hospital sources said.
The total number of infected patients now stands at 16,438 in Chattogram district, Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi, civil surgeon of Chattogram, told BSS today.
He said the persons, who came in contact with COVID-19 patients, were identified and they were asked to remain in home isolation so that the virus cannot spread further.
Among the total coronavirus infected people, 11,691 are the residents of the port city and the rest 4,729 are inhabitants of different upazilas of the district.
The total number of recovered patients from coronavirus rose to 3,943 with the healing of 41 more people in the last 24 hours out of 16,438 infected people in the district till 2 pm today.
“The percentage of recovery rate stands at 23.88 percent in the district,” Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi added.
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