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CORONA-CHATTOGRAM
5 die of Coronavirus, 109 infected in Ctg
CHATTOGRAM, May 12, 2021 (BSS) – A total of five people died and 109 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Chattogram district in the last 24 hours. The infection rate is 12.60 percent.
The number of infected people reached 51,499 at eight COVID-19 laboratories in the district till Tuesday evening.
The daily new infection figure shows a slight reduce compared to the previous day’s figure of 106, but the recovery rate declining continuously in the district in recent weeks,” Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi, civil surgeon of Chattogram told BSS today.
Among the infected patients 82 are from Chattogram city and 27 from different upazilas of the district.
The health expert of Chattogram urged city dwellers again and again to strictly follow health rules and use masks due to continuous increasing Corona infections here.
With five deaths on Tuesday, the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Chattogram reached 573, Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi, said.
“Among the reported fatalities, 424 were the residents of the port city and the rest 149 were from different upazilas of the district,” he said.
Among the total 51,499 coronavirus infected people, 41205 are the residents of the port city and the rest 10,294 are the inhabitants of different upazilas of the district, he continued.
“The number of cured patients from the lethal virus infection has reached 37498 in the Chattogram district with the recovery of 110 more patients on Saturday,” the health official said, adding that the percentage of recovery rate stands at 72.82.
A total of 5,259 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at designated hospitals here, he mentioned.
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