A total of 994 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the division on Sunday, taking the caseload to 109,993 since the pandemic began in March, 2020.
The new positive cases are showing a significant rising trend compared to the previous day's figure of 891, said Dr Habibul Ahsan Talukder, divisional director of health. The death toll reached 1,706, including 693 in Bogura, 329 in Rajshahi with 211 in its city and 175 in Natore as one new fatality was reported during the past 24 hours, Dr Talukder added.
Meanwhile, the recovery count rose to 98,670 in the division after 382 patients were discharged from the hospitals on the same day.
Besides, all the positive cases of Covid-19 have, so far, been brought under necessary treatment while 24,406 were kept in isolation units of different dedicated hospitals for institutional quarantine. Of them, 20,428 have been released.
Meanwhile, 497 more people have been sent to home and institutional quarantine afresh while 291 others were released from isolation during the same time.
Of the 994 new cases, 241 were detected in Pabna, followed by 238 in Rajshahi, including 198 in its city, 231 in Sirajganj, 126 in Bogura, 86 in Naogaon, 85 in Natore, 47 in Joypurhat and 40 in Chapainawabganj districts.
With the newly detected patients, the district-wise break-up of the total cases now stands at 31,789 in Rajshahi, including 26,091 in its city, 6,011 in Chapainawabganj, 7,221 in Naogaon, 9,006 in Natore, 5,189 in Joypurhat, 23,917 in Bogura, 12,382 in Sirajganj and 14,478 in Pabna.
