Two more fresh Covid-19 cases were diagnosed after testing 12 samples at the 16.67 percent positivity rate in Rangpur division on Saturday.
"With the diagnosis of the two fresh cases, the number of Covid-19 patients rose to 64,841 in the division," Divisional Director (Health) Dr. Abu Md. Zakirul Islam said on Sunday. The total number of recovered Covid-19 patients remained steady at 63,232 as no more patients healed during the last 24 hours ending at 8 am today.
The number of casualties also remained steady at 1,289 as no new death was reported during the period. Meanwhile, more 4,871 doses of Covid-19 jabs were administered on Saturday raising the number of inoculated vaccines to three crore 12 lakh 57 thousand and 842 doses in the division.
"Among the total administered Covid-19 jabs, 1,36,55,407 doses were inoculated as the first doses, 1,30,52,609 as the second doses and 45,49,826 as the booster doses," Dr. Islam said.