A total of 17 people were tested positive for Covid-19 during the last 24 hours after testing 75 samples in nine Covid-19 laboratories in Chattogram district.
The Covid-19 infection rate in the district hit almost 22.66 percent till Wednesday morning.
With the diagnosis of 17 new cases, the total number of Covid-19 patients rose to 1,29,361 in Chattogram district, Dr Ilias Chowdhury, Civil Surgeon of Chattogram, said.
At the same time, the number of healed Covid-19 patients reached 1,28,342 with the recovery of 21 more patients during the time.
The average recovery rate currently stands at 99.14 percent in Chattogram City and the district areas.
The number of casualties remained steady at 1,367 as no new death was reported during the time.
A total of 67 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at different designated hospitalts here.
