RAJSHAHI, Nov 20, 2020 (BSS) – With recoveries of 15 COVID-19 patients
afresh on the last day, the number of total cured patients from the lethal
disease in the division now reached 20,346, said an official report.
A number of 2,574 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 328 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 5,669 were kept in isolation units of
different hospitals for institutional supervision. Of them, 5,087 have, by
now, been released.
Meanwhile, with detection of 63 new more positive cases in six districts on
Thursday, one of the lowest reported figures since the pandemic began, the
total number of infected patients in the division now hit 21,972, Dr Nath
said.
Of the new positive cases, the highest 25 were detected in Bogura followed
by 20 in Rajshahi including 11 in its city, seven each in Sirajgonj and
Pabna, three in Natore and one in Naogaon districts.
With the new detected cases, the district-wise break-up of the reported
COVID-19 cases now stands at 5,387 in Rajshahi including 3,990 in its city,
803 in Chapainawabganj, 1,380 in Naogaon, 1,107 in Natore, 1,177 in
Joypurhat, 8,503 in Bogura, 2,326 in Sirajganj and 1,289 in Pabna.
On the other hand, a total of 66 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 52 others were released in
the last 24 hours till 8am today.
A total of 61,931 people had, so far, been kept under quarantine since
March 10 to prevent community transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Of them, 60,467 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.