CHATTOGRAM, May 15, 2021 (BSS) – A total of 81 more people were tested positive for Covid-19 in Chattogram district in the last 24 hours.
The number of infected people reached 51,765 after samples were tested at eight COVID-19 laboratories in the district till Friday evening, hospital sources said.
The daily new infection figure has reduced slightly compared to the previous day’s figure of 103,” Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi, civil surgeon of Chatogram told BSS today.
Among the infected patients 50 are from Chattogram city and 11 from different upazilas of the district.
The health experts here urged the city dwellers to strictly follow the health rules to contain the spread of the deadly virus.
With one death on Friday, the death toll from the pandemic rose to 576 in Chattagram district, Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi, said.
“Among the reported fatalities, 427 were the residents of the port city and the rest 150 were from different upazilas of the district,” he said,
Among the total 51,765 COVID-19 infected people, 41,413 are the residents of the port city and the rest 10,552 are the inhabitants of different upazilas of the district, he continued.
“The recovery count rose to 37,853 in Chattogram district after 118 more patients recovered on Friday,” the health official said, adding that the percentage of recovery rate stands at 73.13.
A total of 5,210 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at designated hospitals here, he mentioned.