Rangpur division recorded 28.19 percent Covid-19 positivity rate as 42 fresh cases were reported after testing 149 new samples at two laboratories on Saturday.
Health officials said the pandemic situation is showing a deteriorating trend during the last more than one week after continuing to improve for the previous four months in the division.
The daily passivity rate is also showing a rising trend as the number of Covid-19 cases continues increasing swiftly every day.
Earlier, the daily Covid-19 positivity rates were 22.60 percent on Friday, 28.92 percent on Thursday, 16.31 percent on Wednesday, 21.29 percent on Tuesday, 17.96 percent on Monday and 19.76 percent on Sunday last in the division.
Among the 42 new patients, nine were reported positive after testing 55 samples at the Covid-19 Laboratory at Rangpur Medical College (RpMC) at the 16.36 percent positivity rate on Saturday.
"The nine new patients include five from Rangpur, three from Gaibandha and one from Kurigram districts," said Principal of RpMC Professor Dr. Bimal Chandra Roy.
On the other hand, 33 new patients were reported positive after testing 94 samples at the Covid-19 Laboratory at M Abdur Rahim Medical College (MARMC) in Dinajpur at the 35.11 percent positivity rate on Saturday.
