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141 more test positive for COVID-19 in Ctg
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 24, 2020 (BSS) – A total of 141 people were detected coronavirus (COVID-19) positive in the last 24 hours after testing 1,375 samples at eight COVID-19 laboratories in the district.
Among the newly detected patients, 121 are from Chattogram city and 20 are from different upazilas of the district, hospital sources said.
The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases reached 29,382 amid the frequent rising trend in the daily infection rate in recent days in the district, Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi, civil surgeon of Chattogram, told BSS today.
Of the total infected patients, 23,994 are the residents of the port city and the rest 5371 are the inhabitants of different upazilas of the district.
Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi said that the death toll from the virus rose to 350 with two fatalities reported afresh in the last 24 hours.
Besides, a total of 26,962 coronavirus patients have so far recovered from Covid-19 and the percentage of recovery rate stands at 91.87 in the district, Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi added.
Besides, 1,926 patients are undergoing treatment at isolation units of different hospitals in the port city, he added.
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