107 more test positive for COVID-19 in Ctg

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CHATTOGRAM, March 5, 2021 (BSS) – A total of 107 people were detected
positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours after testing 1,944 samples at
seven COVID-19 laboratories in the district.

The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases reached 35,397 marks.

Civil Surgeon of Chattogram Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi told BSS that among the
total coronavirus infected people, 27,822 are the residents of the port city
and the rest 7,575 are the inhabitants of different upazilas of the district.

Among the newly detected patients, 97 are from Chattogram city and 10 from
different upazilas of the district, hospital sources said.

“The number of cured patients from the lethal virus infection has reached
at 32,425 in the Chattogram district with recovery of 55 more patients on
Saturday,” Dr Rabbi said, adding that the percentage of recovery rate stands
at 91.62.

A total of 965 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at
designated hospitals here, the health official mentioned.

The death toll from the virus rose to 376 with a single fatality reported
afresh in the last 24 hours, he added.

Among the reported fatalities, 275 were the residents of the port city and
the rest 101 were from different upazilas of the district.