28 more test positive for COVID-19 in Rajshahi division

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RAJSHAHI, May 25, 2020 (BSS) – A total of 28 more people tested positive for
COVID-19 in five districts of Rajshahi division Sunday, taking its total
reported cases to 633, said a COVID-19 quarantine and isolation related daily
report here today.

Of the total infected patients, 161 have, so far, recovered from the deadly
disease with five fatalities in the division till this morning.

Quoting the report, Divisional Director of Health Dr Gopendra Nath Acharya
said a record number of 18 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in a
single day in Joypurhat district Sunday, climbing the district’s total number
of reported cases to 162.

The district-wise break-up of reported COVID-19 cases now stands at 43 in
Rajshahi, 46 in Chapainawabganj, 106 in Naogaon, 51 in Natore, 162 in
Joypurhat, 169 in Bogura, 24 in Sirajgonj and 32 in Pabna districts.

Following confirmation of new COVID-19 cases, the respective houses of the
infected persons in different areas in the division were placed on 14-day
isolation.

Dr Gopen said the whereabouts of the persons, who came in contact with
COVID-19 patients, were brought to notice and they were asked to remain in
home hibernation so that the virus cannot spread further.

He said all the positive cases for COVID-19 have, so far, been brought under
necessary treatment while 420 others are being monitored in isolation units in
different hospitals under institutional supervision and another 277 were
released in the division.

On the other hand, a total of 246 more people have been sent to home and
institutional quarantine afresh as part of the present hectic efforts of
bringing all the suspected people under quarantine while 656 others were
released in all eight districts of the division in the last 24 hours till 8 am
today.

With this, the number of total quarantined people in both home and
institutional ones stood at 8,182 at present. A total of 36,879 people had, so
far, been kept under quarantine since March 10 to prevent community
transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19).

Of them, 28,701 have, by now, been released as they were given clearance
certificates after completing their respective 14-day quarantine period in the
division.

Among the new quarantined people, 80 have been kept under home quarantine in
Chapainawabganj, 33 in Naogaon, 54 in Joypurhat, 51 in Bogura, 12 in Sirajgonj
and 16 in Pabna districts.

Divisional Director Dr Gopendra Nath added that utmost emphasis has been
given to bring all the suspected people under quarantine, isolation and
testing as these are being adjudged as important means of containing the
community transmission of the virus.