MANIKGANJ, April 25,2021(BSS)-A total of 17,074 people took the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine up to Saturday while 48,643 received their first dose in the district so far.
The vaccination is continuing at the Manikganj 250-bed hospital, Police Line, Colonel Malek Medical College and each of the six Upazila Health Complexes, said Dr. Rafiqun Nahar Banna, medical officer at Civil Surgeon Office here today.
Civil Surgeon (CS) of the district Dr. Anwarul Amin Akonda said vaccination of both the first and second doses would concurrently continue.
“The number of infections in the district is 11.35percent while the recoveries is 96.29 percent,” he said, adding that a total of 2,174 people were detected Covid-19 positive in the district.
Of them, 1,977 patients have recovered so far and 40 have died in the district, he continued.
“A total of 157 patients are now undergoing treatment. Of them, 31patients are in isolation units of different hospitals and 126 in home isolation,” the health official added.