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COVID-19 deaths reach 368 in Rangpur division
RANGPUR, May 14, 2021 (BSS) – The coronavirus (COVID-19) related death toll reached 368 in Rangpur division where three more infected patients died in Rangpur and Dinajpur during the last 24 hours ending at 9 am today.
“A total of 48 infected patients died from April 10 to May 13, the highest number of deaths in last 34 days, in the division since the outbreak of the pandemic,” said Focal Person of the COVID-19 and Assistant Director (Health) for Rangpur division Dr. ZA Siddiqui.
The district-wise break up of the 368 fatalities stands at 86 in Rangpur, 136 in Dinajpur, 38 in Thakurgaon, 35 in Nilphamari, 19 in Kurigram, 20 in Panchagarh, 21 in Gaibandha and 13 in Lalmonirhat districts of the division.
The average casualty rate currently stands at 2.01 percent, which is the highest average fatality rate in the division since the beginning of pandemic.
“Earlier, the monthly numbers of casualties were eleven between March 11 and April 11, only three between February 11 and February 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 18,314 as 19 more patients were reported after testing 167 samples at the infection rate of 11.35 percent on Thursday in the division.
Since the beginning, a total of 1,28,612 collected samples of all eight districts in the division were tested till Thursday, and of them, 18,314 people were found COVID-19 positive with an average infection rate of 14.24 percent.
“The district-wise break up of 18,314 patients stands at 4,784 in Rangpur, 832 in Panchagarh, 1,551 in Nilphamari, 1,049 in Lalmonirhat, 1,175 in Kurigram, 1,651 in Thakurgaon, 5,545 in Dinajpur and 1,727 in Gaibandha of the division,” he said.
Meanwhile, the number of recovered COVID-19 patients rose to 17,265 with the healing of 21 more infected people on Thursday at the average recovery rate of 94.27 percent in the division.
“The 17,265 recovered patients include 4,476 of Rangpur, 804 Panchagarh, 1,486 of Nilphamari, 1,019 of Lalmonirhat, 1,019 of Kurigram, 1,542 of Thakurgaon, 5,252 of Dinajpur and 1,667 of Gaibandha districts,” Dr Ali said.
Among the 18,314 infected patients, 48 are undergoing treatments at isolation units, including 16 at ICU beds and four at High Dependency Unit (HDU) beds, after recovery of 17,265 people and 368 deaths while 656 remaining in home isolation in the division.
Since the beginning, a total of 1,05,339 people of the division were put in institutional isolation or home quarantines, and of them, 1,01,991 released till Friday morning.
“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, 3,22,726 got the second dose of the jab till Wednesday 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 put maximum importance on abiding by the health directives by everyone to control spread of the deadly virus.
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