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COVID-19 cases reach 38,755 in Ctg
CHATTOGRAM, March 26, 2021 (BSS) – The number of coronavirus (COVID-19)
cases reached 38,755 in Chattogram district while the infection rate
continues rising hastily in recent weeks.
Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi, civil surgeon of Chattogram, told BSS that the
number of COVID-19 cases rose to 38,755 as 255 more patients were reported
after testing 2,133 samples at seven COVID-19 laboratories in the district.
The infection rate is 11.55 percent, the highest infection rate in the
last three months, on Friday in the district.
The health expert of Chattogram urged all to strictly follow the health
rules and use masks due to the continuous increasing trend of corona
infections here.
Among the newly detected patients, 213 are from Chattogram city and 42
from different upazilas of the district, hospital sources said.
Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi told BSS that among the total 38,755 coronavirus
infected people, 30,745 are the residents of the port city and the rest 8,010
are the inhabitants of different upazilas of the district.
Meanwhile the total number of healed COVID-19 patients reached 33,722 with
recovery of 55 more patients on Thursday at the average recovery rate of
87.02 percent in the district.
A total of 1,106 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at
designated hospitals here, the health official mentioned.
Dr Rabbi said that the number of fatalities remained steady at 383 with no
more death was reported from anywhere in the district on Thursday.
Among the reported fatalities, 281 were the residents of the port city and
the rest 102 were from different upazilas of the district.
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