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5 die of Covid-19, 142 more infected in Ctg
CHATTOGRAM, May 5, 2021 (BSS) – A total of five people died of Covid-19 and 142 more test positive for the deadly virus in the last 24 hours in the district as the infection rate is 14.14 percent.
The daily new infection figure shows a slight decline compared to the previous day’s figure of 198, but the recovery rate is declining continuously here in recent weeks, Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi, civil surgeon of Chatogram told BSS today.
Among the infected patients, 113 are from Chattogram city and 29 from different upazilas of the district.
The health experts urged city dwellers time and again to strictly follow health rules and use masks due to continuous increasing of corona infections here.
With five deaths on Monday, the number of fatalities due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in Chattogram reached 545, Dr Rabbi said.
“Among the reported fatalities, 404 were the residents of the port city and the rest 141 were from different upazilas of the district,” he said,
Among the total 50,620 coronavirus infected people, 40,549 are the residents of the port city and the rest 10,071 are the inhabitants of different upazilas of the district, he continued.
“The number of cured patients from the lethal virus infection has reached 36,892 in the Chattogram district with the recovery of 77 more patients on Monday,” the health official said, adding that the percentage of recovery rate stands at 72.90.
A total of 1,692 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at designated hospitals here, he mentioned.
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