RANGPUR, May 9, 2021 (BSS) – Two more infected persons died in Dinajpur during the last 24 hours ending at 9 am today raising the coronavirus (COVID-19) related death toll to 359 in the division.
Health officials said the daily Covid-19 infection rate again crossed the 10 percent mark in the division during the period after remaining below in recent days where the casualty rate continues rising in recent months.
“A total of 39 infected people died from April 10 to May 8 last, the highest number in 28 days in the division since the outbreak of the pandemic,” Focal Person of the COVID-19 and Assistant Director (Health) for Rangpur division Dr. ZA Siddiqui said.
The district-wise break-up of the 359 fatalities stands at 82 in Rangpur, 132 in Dinajpur, 38 in Thakurgaon, 35 in Nilphamari, 18 in Kurigram, 20 in Panchagarh, 21 in Gaibandha and 13 in Lalmonirhat.
The average casualty rate currently stands at 1.97 percent in the division.
“Earlier, the monthly numbers of casualties were 11 between March 11 and April 11, three between February 11 and March 11 and six between January 11 and February 11 last in the division,” Dr Siddiqui added.
Talking to BSS, Divisional Director (Health) Dr Md Ahad Ali said the number of Covid-19 cases rose to 18,187 in the division as 14 more patients were reported after testing 130 samples at the infection rate of 10.77 percent on Saturday.
Since the beginning, a total of 1,27,571 collected samples of all eight districts in the division were tested till Saturday, and of them, 18,187 people were found COVID-19 positive with an average infection rate of 14.26 percent.
The district-wise break-up of 18,187 patients stands at 4,735 in Rangpur, 830 in Panchagarh, 1,542 in Nilphamari, 1,047 in Lalmonirhat, 1,172 in Kurigram, 1,650 in Thakurgaon, 5,490 in Dinajpur and 1,721 in Gaibandha.
Meanwhile, the number of recovered Covid-19 patients rose to 17,041 with the healing of 32 more infected people on Saturday at the average recovery rate of 93.70 percent in the division.
“Of the total 17,041 recovered patients include 4,382 of Rangpur, 802 Panchagarh, 1,479 of Nilphamari, 1,018 of Lalmonirhat, 1,019 of Kurigram, 1,533 of Thakurgaon, 5,155 of Dinajpur and 1,653 of Gaibandha districts,” Dr Ali said.
Among the total 18,187 infected patients, 58 are undergoing treatments at isolation units, including 15 critically sick patients at ICU beds, after recovery of 17,041 patients and 359 deaths while 754 remaining in home isolations across the division.
“Meanwhile, the number of citizens who got the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine remained steady at 5,96,952 since April 26 last, and among them, 3,01,509 got the second dose till Saturday 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 said everyone must abide by the health directives to control the Covid-19 infection rate in the division.