RANGPUR, June 4, 2020 (BSS) – The total number of recovered coronavirus
(COVID-19) patients rose to 462 with healing of 27 more infected people during
the last 24 hours till 8 am today in Rangpur division.
Health officials said the newly recovered 27 COVID-19 patients were
released from the 15 Dedicated Corona Isolation Hospitals or from home
isolation in the division during the period.
The district-wise numbers of recovered patients stand at 198 of Rangpur, 18
of Panchagarh, 68 of Nilphamari, 23 of Lalmonirhat, 43 of Kurigram, 34 of
Thakurgaon, 56 of Dinajpur and 22 of Gaibandha districts in the division.
Meanwhile, the total number of COVID-19 positive cases stands at 1,258 now
as 37 new infected patients were reported during the same period in the
division where limited scale community transmission of the deadly virus
continues.
“The percentage of recovery among all 1,258 coronavirus patients stands
around 36.72 in the division,” Focal Person of COVID-19 and Assistant Director
(Health) for Rangpur division Dr. ZA Siddiqui told BSS today.
The district-wise break up of the COVID-19 patients stands at 443 in
Rangpur, 84 in Panchagarh, 153 in Nilphamari, 47 in Lalmonirhat, 75 in
Kurigram, 122 in Thakurgaon, 266 in Dinajpur and 48 Gaibandha in the division.
Talking to BSS, Divisional Director (Health) Dr. Amin Ahmed Khan a total of
16,236 collected samples were tested since the beginning, and of them, 1,258
found coronavirus positive with the percentage of 7.74 in the division.
The total number of fatalities stands at 21 including eight of Rangpur,
three of Gaibandha, four of Nilphamari, two each of Panchagarh, Dinajpur and
Thakurgaon districts in the division.
“Among the 1,258 coronavirus patients, 202 are undergoing treatments at
isolation units of different hospitals after release of 462 recovered patients
and 21 deaths while 573 remaining in isolation at homes,” he said.
A total of 39,843 people were put in quarantine since the beginning, and of
them, 34,416 released so far and 5,427 are remaining in home or institutional
quarantine in Rangpur division.
During the last 24 hours till 8 am today, 371 people were put in quarantine
at home or institutions and 502 others released from all eight districts in
the division.
After getting a total of 1,31,768 pieces of personal protective equipment
so far, we have already distributed 82,213 pieces of the same among the health
service providers with a stock of 49,555 pieces in the division.
“Currently, the COVID-19 patients are getting treatments at 25 quarantine
and isolation centres with 2,552 beds and 13 beds with 13 ventilators at two
intensive care units in the division,” Dr. Khan said.
The government hospitals and other health services providing facilities of
Rangpur division have 1,123 physicians, 1,757 nurses and 5,907 other staff to
face the COVID-19 situation, he added.