RANGPUR, Nov 10, 2020 (BSS) – The number of coronavirus (Covid-19) cases rose to 13,160 in Rangpur division as 35 new patients were reported after testing 434 samples at three COVID-19 Laboratories in Rangpur, Dinajpur and Dhaka on Monday.
Health officials said the daily infection rate among the 434 samples tested on Monday stood at 8.06 percent in Rangpur division where the infection rate continues to decline during the last three months.
The district-wise break up of the 13,160 patients stands at 3,175 in Rangpur, 693 in Panchagarh, 1,169 in Nilphamari, 904 in Lalmonirhat, 944 in Kurigram, 1,267 in Thakurgaon, 3,765 in Dinajpur and 1,243 Gaibandha districts.
Since the beginning, a total of 80,303 collected samples were tested till Monday, and of them, 13,160 were found COVID-19 positive with an average infection rate of 16.38 percent in the division.
“Meanwhile, the number of cured patients rose to 12,192 as 35 more people recovered on Monday at the average recovery rate of 92.64 percent,” Focal Person of COVID-19 and Assistant Director (Health) for Rangpur division Dr. ZA Siddiqui told BSS today.
The average recovery rate of 92.64 percent is currently over 5.65 times higher than the average infection rate of 16.53 percent in the division.
The 12,192 recovered patients include 2,782 of Rangpur, 644 of Panchagarh, 1,137 of Nilphamari, 883 of Lalmonirhat, 893 of Kurigram, 1,096 of Thakurgaon, 3,568 of Dinajpur and 1,189 of Gaibandha districts.
Talking to BSS today, Acting Divisional Director (Health) Dr. Sultan Ahmed said the number of total fatalities remained steady at 239 in the division where no more deaths were reported on Monday.
The district-wise break up of the 239 fatalities stands at 52 in Rangpur, 86 in Dinajpur, 26 in Thakurgaon, 21 in Nilphamari, 15 in Kurigram, 14 in Gaibandha, 16 Panchagarh and nine in Lalmonirhat districts.
“The average casualty rate currently stands at about 1.82 percent in the division,” he said.
Among the total 13,160 COVID-19 infected patients, 65 are undergoing treatments at isolation units of different hospitals after recovery of 12,192 patients and 239 deaths while 664 remaining in home isolations.
“Since the beginning, a total of 84,332 people of the division were put in quarantines, and of them, 78,835 released and 5,497 are currently remaining in home or institutional quarantines,” Dr. Ahmed added.
Talking to BSS, Additional Divisional Commissioner (General) Md. Zakir Hossain said the declining COVID-19 infection rate and rising recovery rate are improving the coronavirus situation in Rangpur division consistently in the last three months.
“To further reduce the COVID-19 spread, everyone should wear masks and abide by the health directives to check a probable second wave of spreading of the deadly virus during the winter season,” Hossain said.