Rangpur division records no Covid-19 case Saturday

The division recorded no fresh Covid-19 case as none was diagnosed positive after testing 31 new samples on Saturday.  Health officials said the Covid-19 situation continues improving during the last more than five weeks in the division. “The total number of Covid-19 cases remained steady at 64,123 with the diagnosis of no new patient in the division on Saturday,” Divisional Director (Health) Dr. Abu Md. Zakirul Islam told BSS today. The district-wise break up of total 64,123 patients include 14,959 of Rangpur, 4,418 of Panchagarh, 5,475 of Nilphamari, 3,281 of Lalmonirhat, 4,982 of Kurigram, 8,582 of Thakurgaon, 16,918 of Dinajpur and 5,508 of Gaibandha in the division.

Meanwhile, the total number of recovered Covid-19 patients also remained steady at 62,760 as no more infected people healed during the last 24 hours ending at 8 am today in the division. The average recovery rate of Covid-19 patients currently stands at 97.87 percent in Rangpur division. The 62,760 recovered patients include 14,656 of Rangpur, 4,325 of Panchagarh, 5,377 of Nilphamari, 3,205 of Lalmonirhat, 4,900 of Kurigram, 8,322 of Thakurgaon, 16,535 of Dinajpur and 5,440 of Gaibandha districts in the division. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, a total of 3,41,348 collected samples were tested till Saturday, and of them, 64,123 were found positive with an average positivity rate of 18.79 percent in the division.

On the other hand, the total number of casualties remained steady at 1,283 in the division as no new death was reported during the last 24 hours ending at 8 am today.  The district-wise break up of the 1,283 fatalities stands at 300 in Rangpur, 84 in Panchagarh, 92 in Nilphamari, 74 in Lalmonirhat, 69 in Kurigram, 259 in Thakurgaon, 340 in Dinajpur and 65 in Gaibandha districts of the division. The average casualty rate currently stands at two percent in the division. Among total 64,123 Covid-19 patients, 18 are undergoing treatments, including four patients at ICU and six at High Dependency Unit beds, after recovery of 62,760 patients and 1,283 deaths while 62 are remaining in home isolation. “Meanwhile, the number of citizens who got the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine rose to 1,33,78,246 and among them, 1,02,54,588 got the second doses and 7,56,341 got the booster dose of the jabs till Saturday in the division,” Dr Islam added.