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Covid-19: 18,534 patients recover in Rajshahi


Bangladeshpost
Published : 09 Oct 2020 08:25 PM | Updated : 10 Oct 2020 08:03 AM

A total of 18,534 patients have, so far, recovered from COVID-19 in all eight districts of the division with 45 recoveries afresh in the last 24 hours ending Friday, said an official report.

The report also said 2,433 other infected patients were undergoing treatment in designated hospitals in the division till Friday morning, reports BSS.

Dr Gopendra Nath Acharya, divisional director of Health, said the death toll rose to 310 with 187 in Bogura, 46 in Rajshahi including 26 in its city.

Besides, all the positive cases for COVID-19 have, so far, been brought under necessary treatment while 5,330 were kept in isolation units of different hospitals for institutional supervision. Of them, 4,684 have, by now, been released.

With detection of 27 new more positive cases in four districts on Tuesday, the total number of infected patients in the division now reached 20,353, Dr Nath said.

Of the new positive cases, the highest 13 were detected in Pabna followed by six in Rajshahi including four in its city, five in Sirajgonj, two in Bogura and one in Chapainawabganj districts.

With the new detected cases, the district-wise break-up of the reported COVID-19 cases now stands at 5,011 in Rajshahi including 3,675 in city, 782 in Chapainawabganj, 1,306 in Naogaon, 1,010 in Natore, 1,108 in Joypurhat, 7,773 in Bogura, 2,195 in Sirajganj and 1,168 in Pabna districts.

On the other hand, a total of 24 more people have been sent to home and institutional quarantine afresh as part of efforts of bringing all the suspected people under quarantine while 63 others were released in the division during the period till 8am today.

A total of 60,033 people had, so far, been kept under quarantine since March 10 to prevent community transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Of them, 58,085 have, by now, been released as they were given clearance certificates after completing their respective 14-day quarantine period in the division.

Following detection of new COVID-19 cases, the respective houses of the infected persons in different areas in the division were placed on 14-day lockdown according to the health safety guidelines.

Dr Nath said the whereabouts of the persons, who came in contact with COVID-19 patients, were identified and they were asked to remain in home isolation so that the virus cannot spread further.

He added that utmost emphasis has been given to bring all the suspected people under quarantine, isolation and testing as these are being adjudged as important means of containing the community transmission of the virus.