30,025 persons cure from Covid-19 in Rajshahi

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RAJSHAHI, May 17, 2021 (BSS) – With recoveries of 81 more coronavirus infected people on Sunday, the total number of cured patients from the lethal virus reached 30,025 in the division, said an official report here today.

A total of 3,723 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at designated hospitals here, it said.

Dr Habibul Ahsan Talukder, divisional director of Health, said the death toll from the virus rose to 515, including 306 in Bogura and 76 in Rajshahi, including 49 in its city, while two more fatalities were reported afresh today.

Meanwhile, with the detection of 82 new positive cases, the daily infection rate shows a significant escalating trend compared to the previous day’s number 43, raising the total number of infected patients to 33,017, Dr Habibul said.

Of the new positive cases, the highest 21 were detected in Sirajganj, followed by 17 in Rajshahi city, 14 in Bogura, 10 in Chapainawabganj, nine in Joypurhat, seven in Pabna and four in Naogaon districts.

With the newly detected cases, the district-wise break-up of the Covid-19 patients now stands at 8,034 in Rajshahi, including 6,450 in its city, 1,109 in Chapainawabganj, 2,093 in Naogaon, 1,587 in Natore, 1,622 in Joypurhat, 12,076 in Bogura, 3,551 in Sirajganj and 2,945 in Pabna.

A number of 106 more people have been sent to home and institutional quarantine afresh while 125 others were released from quarantine during the last 24 hours till 8 am today in the division.

Of them, 70,173 have, by now, been released as they were given clearance certificates after completing their respective 14-day quarantine period.

Meanwhile, a total of 3,76,975 people received the second dose of COVID-19 vaccines in the city and eight districts of Rajshahi division since the nationwide second dose vaccination began on April 8.

Of them, 4,984 people including 1,850 females took the second jab Sunday, Dr Habibul Ahsan Talukder told BSS today.

He said 310 including 132 females received vaccines in Rajshahi city and 565 people including 192 females in Rajshahi district, 784 including 270 females in Chapainawabganj, 294 including 107 females in Natore and 784 people including 270 females in Naogaon have got the vaccines Sunday.

Apart from this, a total of 554 persons including 257 females got vaccines in Pabna, 740 including 247 females in Sirajganj, 473 including 166 females in Bogra and 357 including 123 females in Joypurhat today received the vaccines on the day, he added.