CHATTOGRAM, April 18, 2021 (BSS) – A total of 252 people have been tested positive from coronavirus after testing 958 samples in the last 24 hours at seven COVID-19 laboratories in the district. The infection rate is 26.30 percent.
Among the infection patients 235 are from Chattogram city and 17 from different upazilas of the district, hospital sources said.
Meanwhile, a total of seven patients died in the last 24 hours in the district which is the 3rd highest death in a single day in the district since the onset of corona pandemic in the country.
The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Chattogram reached 459, Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi, civil surgeon of Chattogram, told BSS today.
Among the reported fatalities, 338 were the residents of the port city and the rest 121 were from different upazilas of the district.
Health officials said the number of COVID-19 cases speedily rose to 46,934 in Chattogram district where the infection and causality rate continues rising hurriedly again in recent weeks.
“The infection rate is showing a quickly rising trend again and recovery rate declining continually in the district in recent weeks,” Focal Person of COVID-19 Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi said.
Among the total 46,934 coronavirus infected persons, 37,676 are the residents of the port city and the rest 9258 are residents of different upazilas of the district.
“The number of cured patients from the lethal virus infection has reached 35,305 in the Chattogram district with the recovery of 89 more patients on Saturday,” Dr Rabbi said, adding that the percentage of recovery rate stands at 75.13.
A total of 1429 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at designated hospitals here, the health official mentioned.