The number of recovered Covid-19 patients reached 62,782 with the healing of 20 more people during the last 24 hours ending at 8 am on Friday in Rangpur division.
Health officials said the Covid-19 pandemic situation continues to improve in the division with a minimum number of new positive cases during the last more than one and a half months.
"The average recovery rate of Covid-19 patients currently stands at 97.90 percent, the highest ever average healing rate since the outbreak of the pandemic, in the division," Divisional Director (Health) Dr. Abu Md Zakirul Islam said.
The 62,782 recovered patients include 14,660 of Rangpur, 4,333 of Panchagarh, 5,377 of Nilphamari, 3,205 of Lalmonirhat, 4,908 of Kurigram, 8,324 of Thakurgaon, 16,535 of Dinajpur and 5,440 of Gaibandha districts in the division.
Meanwhile, the number of Covid-19 cases remained steady at 64,127 as no patients were diagnosed after testing 103 new samples on Thursday like in the previous three consecutive days in the division.
The district-wise break up of total 64,127 patients include 14,960 of Rangpur, 4,418 Panchagarh, 5,475 of Nilphamari, 3,281 of Lalmonirhat, 4,982 of Kurigram, 8,583 of Thakurgaon, 16,920 of Dinajpur and 5,508 of Gaibandha in the division.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 3,41,950 collected samples were tested till Thursday, and of them, 64,127 were found positive with an average positivity rate of 18.75 percent.
On the other hand, the total number of casualties remained steady at 1,283 as no new death was reported during the last 24 hours ending on Friday morning.
The district-wise breakup of the 1,283 fatalities stands at 300 Rangpur, 84 in Panchagarh, 92 in Nilphamari, 74in Lalmonirhat, 69 in Kurigram, 259 in Thakurgaon, 340 in Dinajpur and 65 in Gaibandha.
The average casualty rate currently stands at two percent in the division.
"Among total 64,127 Covid-19 patients, 12 are undergoing treatments, including three patients at ICU and four at High Dependency Unit beds, after recovery of 62,782 patients and 1,283 deaths while 50 are remaining in home isolation," Dr Islam said.
Principal of Rangpur Medical College Professor Dr. Bimal Chandra Roy called upon everyone to continue abiding by the health directives despite the pandemic situation improving in recent months.
