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153 more test positive for COVID-19 in Ctg
CHATTOGRAM, March 15, 2021 (BSS) – A total of 153 people were tested
positive in sudden raising trend for Coronavirus in the last 24 hours after
testing 1,711 samples at seven COVID-19 laboratories in the district. The
infection rate is 8.94 percent.
The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases reached 36,557
marks.
Civil surgeon Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi told BSS that among the total 36,557
coronavirus infected persons, 28,779 are the residents of the port city and
the rest 7718 are residents of different upazilas of the district.
Among the newly detected patients, 80 are from Chattogram city and 14
from different upazilas of the district, hospital sources said.
“The number of cured patients from the lethal virus infection has
reached at 32,865 in the Chattogram district with the recovery of 65 more
patients on
Saturday,” Dr Rabbi said, adding that the percentage of recovery rate
stands at 89.91.
A total of 1012 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at
designated hospitals here, the health official mentioned.
The death toll from the virus rose to 379 with no fatality reported
afresh in the last 24 hours, Dr Rabbi said.
Among the reported fatalities, 278 were the residents of the port city
and the rest 101 were from different upazilas of the district.
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