RANGPUR, June 8, 2020 (BSS) – The total number of recovered coronavirus (COVID-19) patients rose to 569 with healing of 25 more people among a total of 1,389 infected people in all eight districts of Rangpur division till 8 am today.
“The percentage of recovery rate now stands at 40.96 in the division,” Focal Person of COVID-19 and Assistant Director (Health) for Rangpur division Dr. ZA Siddiqui told BSS today.
The 569 recovered COVID-19 patients include 246 of Rangpur, 20 of Panchagarh, 69 of Nilphamari, 27 of Lalmonirhat, 54 of Kurigram, 44 of Thakurgaon, 87 of Dinajpur and 22 of Gaibandha districts.
“All of the recovered patients were discharged from the 15 Dedicated Corona Isolation Hospitals of the division declaring them recovered after their two consecutive real-time PCR tests were found negative,” Dr. Siddiqui added.
Divisional Director (Health) Dr. Amin Ahmed Khan said the total number of COVID-19 patients rose to 1,389 with 38 new positive cases reported on Sunday after testing 376 collected samples at the two COVID-19 Laboratories in Rangpur division.
The district-wise break up of the 1,389 COVID-19 patients stands at 482 in Rangpur, 87 in Panchagarh, 156 in Nilphamari, 46 in Lalmonirhat, 76 in Kurigram, 144 in Thakurgaon, 315 in Dinajpur and 80 Gaibandha districts in the division.
With one more death reported from Dinajpur on Sunday, the total number of fatalities rose to 24 including nine of Rangpur, four each of Nilphamari and Dinajpur, three of Gaibandha, two each of Panchagarh and Thakurgaon districts.
“We have so far tested 17,740 collected samples and found 1,389 COPVID-19 infected patients till Sunday night with the percentage of around 7.83 in the division,” he said.
Among the total 1,389 coronavirus patients, 202 are undergoing treatments at isolation units of different hospitals, 569 were released after recovery, 24 died and 594 taking treatments in isolation at homes.
“Since the beginning from March 10 last, a total of 41,128 people were put in quarantine, and of them, 35,674 released and 5,454 are currently remaining in home or institutional quarantine in Rangpur division,” Dr. Khan said.
During the last 24 hours, 252 people were put in quarantine at home or institutions and 223 others released in the division.
After getting a total of 1,46,118 pieces of personal protective equipment so far, we have already distributed 86,318 pieces of the same with a stock of 59,800 pieces in stock in the division.
“We have 1,123 physicians, 1,757 nurses and 5,907 other staff to provide treatments to the patients at 25 institutional quarantine and isolation centres with 2,552 beds and 13 beds with 13 ventilators at two intensive care units,” Dr. Khan said.