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COVID-RECOVERY-RAJSHAHI (with picture)
28,253 heal from Covid-19 as 250 recover afresh in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI, May 3, 2021 (BSS) – With recoveries of 250 more coronavirus infected people on Sunday, the total number of cured patients from the lethal virus reached 28,253 in the division, said an official report here today.
A total of 3,618 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at designated hospitals here, it said.
Dr Habibul Ahsan Talukder, divisional director of Health, said the death toll from the virus rose to 483, including 294 in Bogura and 69 in Rajshahi while one more fatality reported afresh today.
Besides, all the positive cases for Covid-19 have, so far, been brought under necessary treatment while 7,827 were kept in isolation units of different hospitals for institutional supervision. Of them, 6,606 have already been released.
Meanwhile, with the detection of 89 new positive cases, the daily infection rate shows escalation compared to the previous day’s figure of 68, raising the total number of infected patients to 31,958, Dr Habibul said.
Of the new positive cases, the highest 26 were detected in Pabna, followed by 20 in Bogura, 17 in Rajshahi city, 15 in Naogaon, eight in Sirajganj, two in Natore and one in Joypurhat districts.
With the newly detected cases, the district-wise break-up of the Covid-19 patients now stands at 7,849 in Rajshahi including 6,271 in its city, 963 in Chapainawabganj, 2,020 in Naogaon, 1,537 in Natore, 1,586 in Joypurhat, 11,887 in Bogura, 3,414 in Sirajganj and 2,702 in Pabna.
On the other hand, 152 more people have been sent to home and institutional quarantine afresh while 202 others were released from quarantine during the last 24 hours till 8 am today in the division.
A total of 70,751 people have, so far, been kept under quarantine since March 10 last year to prevent community transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Of them, 68,795 have, by now, been released as they were given clearance certificates after completing their respective 14-day quarantine period.
BSS/AH/GMR/1313 hrs