RAJSHAHI, Nov 18, 2020 (BSS) – With recoveries of 13 COVID-19 patients afresh in the last day, the number of total cured patients from the lethal disease in the division now reached 20,267, said an official report.
A number of 2,562 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 327 with no fatality reported in the last 24 hours.
Besides, all the positive cases for COVID-19 have, so far, been brought under necessary treatment while 5,661 were kept in isolation units of different hospitals for institutional supervision. Of them, 5,078 have, by now, been released.
Meanwhile, with detection of 54 new more positive cases in seven districts on Tuesday, one of the lowest reported figures since the pandemic began, the total number of infected patients in the division now hit 21,850, Dr Nath said.
Of the new positive cases, the highest 18 were detected in Bogura followed by 14 in Rajshahi including eight in its city, 13 in Joypurhat, five in Sirajganj, two in Chapainawabganj, one each in Natore and Pabna districts.
With the new detected cases, the district-wise break-up of the reported COVID-19 cases now stands at 5,357 in Rajshahi including 3,969 in its city, 803 in Chapainawabganj, 1,374 in Naogaon, 1,091 in Natore, 1,177 in Joypurhat, 8,461 in Bogura, 2,314 in Sirajganj and 1,273 in Pabna.
On the other hand, a total of 38 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 34 others were released in the last 24 hours till 8am today.
A total of 61,801 people had, so far, been kept under quarantine since March 10 to prevent community transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Of them, 60,360 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.
The health official 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, he added.