RANGPUR, April 24, 2021 (BSS) – A total of 17,672 people have been infected with coronavirus (COVID-19), and of them, 16,292 already cured in all eight districts of Rangpur division.
Health officials said the number of COVID-19 cases quickly rose to 17,672 as 59 more patients were reported after testing 376 samples at the infection rate of 15.69 percent on Friday in the division.
“The coronavirus infection rate continues rising hastily amid a declining recovery rate and rising casualty rate during the last one month in the division,” said Focal Person of COVID-19 and Assistant Director (Health) for Rangpur division Dr. ZA Siddiqui.
Since the outbreak of the pandemic, a total of 1,23,261 collected samples of all eight districts in the division were tested till Friday, and of them, 17,672 people were found COVID-19 positive with an average infection rate of 14.34 percent.
“The district-wise break up of total 17,672 patients stands at 4,581 in Rangpur, 824 in Panchagarh, 1,511 in Nilphamari, 1,036 in Lalmonirhat, 1,122 in Kurigram, 1,623 in Thakurgaon, 5,292 in Dinajpur and 1,683 in Gaibandha of the division,” he said.
Meanwhile, the number of total recovered COVID-19 patients rose to 16,292 with the healing of 16 more infected people on Friday in the division.
The average recovery rate currently stands at 92.19 percent in the division where the recovery rate crossed the 97 percent mark some one month ago.
Talking to BSS today, Divisional Director (Health) Dr. Md. Ahad Ali said the number of fatalities rose to 341 with three more deaths reported from Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat and Dinajpur in the division on Friday.
The district-wise break up of the 341 fatalities stands at 78 in Rangpur, 122 in Dinajpur, 36 in Thakurgaon, 34 in Nilphamari, 17 in Kurigram, 20 in Panchagarh, 21 in Gaibandha and 13 in Lalmonirhat districts of the division.
“The average casualty rate currently stands at 1.93 percent in the division,” he said.
Among the total 17,672 infected patients, 92 are undergoing treatments at isolation units, including 19 critically sick patients at ICU beds, after recovery of 16,292 patients and 341 deaths while 977 remaining in home isolations across the division.
Since the beginning, a total of 1,02,473 people of the division were put in institutional isolation or home quarantines, and of them, 97,438 released till Saturday morning.
Meanwhile, the number of citizens who got the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine rose to 5,94,905, including 3,56,285 male and 2,38,620 female, till Thursday in the division.
“At the same time, the number of second dose recipient citizens rose to 1,81,327, including 1,20,624 male and 60,703 female, in the division,” Dr Ali added.
Chief of Divisional Coronavirus Service and Prevention Task Force and Principal of Rangpur Medical College Professor Dr. AKM Nurunnobi Lyzu urged people to strictly abide by the health directives for containing further spread of the deadly virus.