A total of 1,196 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in all eight districts in the Rajshahi division on Tuesday, taking the caseload to 70,257 while 1,108 deaths were recorded here so far since the pandemic began across the country.
With 12 more fatalities from the disease reported on the day, the death toll reached 1,108, including 476 in Bogra, 199 in Rajshahi with 108 in its city and 123 in Chapainawabganj, said Dr Habibul Ahsan Talukder, divisional director of Health.
The new daily infection figure shows an escalating trend compared to the previous day's figure of 1,008, the health department sources said.
Among the infected people, 47,842 have, so far, been cured of the lethal virus with 602 new recoveries found on the day.
A total of 9,044 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at different designated hospitals here.
Besides, all the positive cases for Covid-19 have, so far, been brought under necessary treatment while 16,047 were kept in isolation units of different hospitals for institutional supervision. Of them, 10,780 have by now been released.
On the other hand, 531 more people have been sent to home and institutional quarantine afresh while 437 others were released from isolation during the last 24 hours till 8am on Wednesday.
Of the total afresh positive cases, the highest 376 were detected in Pabna followed by 277 in Rajshahi, including 228 in its city, 192 in Bogra, 138 in Sirajganj, 110 in Natore, 48 in Chapainawabganj, 34 in Naogaon and 21 in Joypurhat and districts.
With the newly detected patients, the district-wise break-up of the total cases now stands at 20,938 in Rajshahi, including 16,839 in its city, 4,590 in Chapainawabganj, 5,382 in Naogaon, 5,347 in Natore, 3,921 in Joypurhat, 16,370 in Bogra, 6,165 in Sirajganj and 7,544 in Pabna.
A total of 93,246 people have, so far, been kept under quarantine since March 10 last year to prevent the community transmission of the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19).
Of them, 82,527 have, by now, been released as they were given clearance certificates after completing their respective 14-day quarantine period.
25 more die at RMCH in 24 hours
Twenty-five more deaths were recorded at the Covid-19 unit of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in the last 24 hours till Wednesday morning.
Of those deceased, seven had tested positive for Covid-19, 14 had symptoms but had not been tested or did not have their test results and four died after recovering from the infectious disease.
Among them, 12 were from Rajshahi, three each from Chapainawabganj, Pabna, and Natore, two from Naogaon and one each from Kushtia and Jessore districts.
Nine of them were aged above 61, five were 51 to 60, seven were 41 to 50, three were 31 to 40, and one was 21 to 30, RMCH Director Shamim Yazdani told Dhaka Tribune.
With the latest development, the overall death tally of Covid-19 patients at RMCH since July 1 now stands at 248 while 405 others died in June.
Seventy-two people were also admitted to the hospital’s Covid-19 unit in the last 24 hours till Wednesday morning, added the director.
Total 54 went home after recovering from the infectious disease during the same period.
Some 500 people are undergoing treatment at the hospital’s 454-bed Covid-19.
