RAJSHAHI, Nov 14, 2020 (BSS) – With recoveries of 22 COVID-19 patients afresh in the last one day, the number of total cured patients from the lethal disease in the division now reached at 20,159, said an official report.
A number of 2,544 infected patients were also undergoing treatment in designated hospitals in the division till this morning, it said.
Dr Gopendra Nath Acharya, divisional director of Health, said the death toll from the virus rose to 324 with one afresh in the last 24 hours.
Besides, all the positive cases for COVID-19 have, so far, been brought under necessary treatment while 5,637 were kept in isolation units of different hospitals for institutional supervision. Of them, 5,052 have, by now, been released.
Meanwhile, with detection of 38 new more positive cases in five districts on Friday, one of the lowest reported figures since the pandemic began, the total number of infected patients in the division now hit 21,627, Dr Nath said.
Of the new positive cases, the highest 10 were detected in each in Rajshahi city, Bogura and Naogaon, followed by four each in Joypurhat and Sirajganj districts.
With the new detected cases, the district-wise break-up of the reported COVID-19 cases now stands at 5,313 in Rajshahi including 3,933 in its city, 801 in Chapainawabganj, 1,374 in Naogaon, 1,085 in Natore, 1,163 in Joypurhat, 8,330 in Bogura, 2,299 in Sirajganj and 1,262 in Pabna.
On the other hand, a total of 11 more people in the division have been sent to home and institutional quarantine afresh as part of efforts of bringing all the suspected people under quarantine while 14 others were released in the last 24 hours till 8am today.
A total of 61,563 people had, so far, been kept under quarantine since March 10 to prevent community transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Of them, 60,216 have, by now, been released as they were given clearance certificates after completing their respective 14-day quarantine period.
Following the latest detection of COVID-19 cases, the respective houses of the infected persons in different areas of the division were placed on 14-day lockdown according to the health safety guidelines.
Dr Nath said the whereabouts of 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.
Utmost emphasis has been given to bring all the suspected people under quarantine, isolation and testing, the health official added.