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COVID-19 cases cross 55,000 mark in Ctg
CHATTOGRAM, June 6, 2021 (BSS) – The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases crossed the 55,000 mark in Chattogram district where the infection rate continues rising again in the recent days.
Health officials said the number of COVID-19 cases speedily raised to 55,032 as 225 more persons were reported Covid-19 positive after testing 915 samples with the daily infection rate of 24.59 percent on Monday in the district.
“The infection rate is showing a quick enhancing trend again and recovery rate is also enhancing continuously in the district in recent weeks,” Focal Person of COVID-19 Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi, civil surgeon of Chattogram, told BSS today.
The health experts of Chattogram urged city dwellers again and again to strictly follow health rules and use masks.
Among the newly detected patients, 131 are from Chattogram city and 94 from different upazilas of the district, hospital sources said.
With the three deaths on Monday, the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Chattogram reached 645, Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi said.
Among the reported fatalities, 453 were the residents of the port city and the rest 192 were from different upazilas of the district.
Civil surgeon told BSS that among the total infected persons, 43,525 are the residents of the port city and the rest 11,507 are residents of different upazilas of the district.
“The number of cured patients from the lethal virus infection has reached 46,809 in the Chattogram district with the recovery of 618 more patients on Sunday,” Dr Rabbi said, adding that the percentage of recovery rate stands at 85.10.
A total of 6116 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at designated hospitals here, the health official mentioned.
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