A total of 29 people were tested positive for Covid-19 during the last 24 hours after testing 176 samples in nine Covid-19 laboratories in Chattogram district. The infection rate of the virus hit almost 16.76 percent till Friday morning in Chattogram.
With the diagnosis of 29 new cases, the total number of Covid-19 patients rose to 1,29,289 in Chattogram district, Dr Ilias Chowdhury, Civil Surgeon of Chattogram said.
At the same time, the number of healed Covid-19 patients reached 1,28,241 with the recovery of 17 more patients during the time. The average recovery rate currently stands at 99.12 percent in Chattogram City and the district areas. The death toll remained steady at 1,367 as no new death was recorded during the time. A total of 17 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at different designated hospitals in the district.