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159 more test positive for Covid-19 in Rajshahi


By BSS
Published : 22 Jan 2022 09:19 PM

A total of 159 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in five districts of Rajshahi division on Friday, taking the caseload to 1,02,253 since the pandemic began in March, 2020.

 The new positive cases are showing a significant declining trend compared to the previous day's figure of 475, said Dr Habibul Ahsan Talukder, divisional director of health.

Meanwhile, the recovery count rose to 97,013 in the division after 49 patients were discharged from the hospitals on the same day.

 The death toll remained steady at 1,695, including 688 in Bogura, 327 in Rajshahi with 209 in its city and 175 in Natore as no new fatality was reported during the past 24 hours, Dr Talukder added.

Besides, all the positive cases of Covid-19 have, so far, been brought under necessary treatment while 23,509 were kept in isolation units of different dedicated hospitals for institutional quarantine.

Of them, 20,136 have been released. Meanwhile, 103 more people have been sent to home and institutional quarantine afresh while 39 others were released from isolation during the same time.

Of the 159 new cases, 107 were detected in Bogura, followed by 29 in Rajshahi city, 16 in Sirajganj, five in Chapainawabganj and two in Natore districts.

 With the newly detected patients, the district-wise break-up of the total cases now stands at 29,161 in Rajshahi, including 23,703 in its city, 5,724 in Chapainawabganj, 6,631 in Naogaon, 8,573 in Natore, 4,861 in Joypurhat, 22,502 in Bogura, 11,624 in Sirajganj and 13,177 in Pabna.

A total of 1,16,910 people have, so far, been kept under quarantine since March 10, 2020 to prevent community transmission of the deadly virus. Of them, 1,14,725 have, by now, been released as they were given clearance certificates after completing their quarantine period.