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COVID-19 cases cross 45,000 marks in Ctg
CHATTOGRAM, April 13, 2021 (BSS) – The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases crossed the 45,000 mark in the district where the infection rate continues rising hurriedly again in recent weeks.
Health officials said the number of COVID-19 cases speedily raised to 45,291 as 431 more persons were reported Covid-19 positive after testing 2621 samples with the daily infection rate of 16.44 percent on Monday in the district.
“The infection rate is showing a quickly rising trend again and recovery rate declining continuously in the district in recent weeks,” Focal Person of COVID-19 and Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi, civil surgeon of Chattogram, told BSS today.
The health expert urged city dwellers again and again to strictly follow health rules and use masks due to continuous increasing corona infections here.
Among the newly detected patients, 362 are from Chattogram city and 69 from different upazilas of the district, hospital sources said.
The infection toll now stands at 44,291 and with the five deaths on Monday, the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Chattogram reached 435, Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi, said.
Among the reported fatalities, 319 were the residents of the port city and the rest 116 were from different upazilas of the district.
Civil surgeon told BSS that among the total infected persons, 36,345 are the residents of the port city and the rest 8996 are residents of different upazilas of the district.
“The number of cured patients from the lethal virus infection has reached 35,901 in the Chattogram district with the recovery of 71 more patients on Monday,” Dr Rabbi said, adding that the percentage of recovery rate stands at 79.26.
A total of 1344 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at designated hospitals here, the health official mentioned.
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