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Rangpur division records no COVID-19 infection Friday
RANGPUR, Feb 27, 2021 (BSS) – For the first time since the beginning of
coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, none was diagnosed with the lethal virus in
all eight districts of Rangpur division on Friday.
“After testing a total of 76 collected samples of suspected COVID-19
infected people of the division, none was reported positive on Friday,” Focal
Person of COVID-19 and Assistant Director (Health) for Rangpur division Dr.
ZA Siddiqui told BSS today.
Since the beginning, a total of 1,07,576 collected samples were tested till
Friday in the division, and of them, 15,836 were reported positive at the
average infection rate of 14.72 percent.
“The infection rate remains below five percent during the last one month
and below 10 percent during the last more than two months in the division,”
Dr. Siddiqui said.
Among the total 15,836 infected people, 15,182 have so far been recovered
at the average recovery rate of 95.87 percent in the division where the
COVID-19 vaccination campaign is running smoothly since February 7 last.
“The district-wise break-up of the total infected patients now stands at
4,044 in Rangpur, 794 in Panchagarh, 1,329 in Nilphamari, 965 in Lalmonirhat,
1,020 in Kurigram, 1,512 in Thakurgaon, 4,710 in Dinajpur and 1,462 in
Gaibandha,” Dr. Siddiqui added.
Presently, the 15,182 recovered patients include 3,685 of Rangpur, 762 of
Panchagarh, 1,300 of Nilphamari, 953 of Lalmonirhat, 980 of Kurigram, 1,469
of Thakurgaon, 4,599 of Dinajpur and 1,434 of Gaibandha districts in the
division.
Talking to BSS, Divisional Director (Health) Dr. Md. Ahad Ali said the
number of fatalities remained steady at 308 in the division with no more
deaths reported on Friday.
The district-wise break-up of the total fatalities now stands at 72 in
Rangpur, 111 in Dinajpur, 34 in Thakurgaon, 28 in Nilphamari, 15 in Kurigram,
20 in Panchagarh, 17 in Gaibandha and 11 in Lalmonirhat,” he said.
“The average casualty rate currently stands at 1.94 percent in the
division,” he continued.
Among the total 15,836 COVID-19 infected patients, seven are undergoing
treatments at isolation units after recovery of 15,182 patients and 308
deaths while 339 remaining in home isolations across the division.
“A total of 2,63,467 citizens– 1,71,220 males and 92,247 females– have
been immunised with the COVID-19 vaccines in the division till Thursday last
since launching of the vaccination campaign from February 7 last,” Dr. Ali
added.
Since the outbreak of the pandemic, a total of 95,473 people of the
division were put in quarantines and, of them, 93,092 released and 2,381 are
currently remaining in home quarantines.
Talking to BSS, Chief of Divisional Coronavirus Service and Prevention
Task Force and Principal of Rangpur Medical College Professor Dr. AKM
Nurunnobi Lyzu said the COVID-19 infection rate continues declining
consistently in the division.
“Though the COVID-19 vaccination campaign continues effectively in the
division, everyone, including those who have taken the vaccines, should abide
by the health directives to ultimately bring down the infection rate to the
zero level,” he added.
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