BSS, Chagttogram
A total of 267 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 during the last 24-hours till Sunday noon after testing 1,700 samples in Chattogram district. The infection rate is 19.53 percent.
Among the newly infected patients, 144 are from Chattogram city and 123 from different upazilas of the district, hospital sources said.
Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi, civil surgeon of Chattogram said that the number of Covid-19 infection cases has been declining gradually in the district in recent weeks.
The number of COVID-19 cases rose to 98,995 as 267 more persons were reported Covid-19 positive in the district.
Besides, the Covid-19 recovery cases reached 70,205 in the district with the recovery of 790 more patients on Saturday, Dr Rabbi said, adding that the percentage of recovery rate stands at 71.25.
The death toll from the virus reached 1,215 in the district, he added.
A total of 3,765 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at designated hospitals here, the health official mentioned.
