NOAKHALI, June 26, 2021 (BSS) – A total of 128 more people were tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours in the district after testing 442 samples at Abdul Malek Ukil Medical College  COVID-19 laboratory and Noakhali Science and Technology University rapid antigen testing centers.

The infection rate is about 28.96 percent in the district, said civil surgeon of the district Dr Md Masum Iftakhor.

Of the total positive cases, 54 are in Sadar upazila, 23 in Companiganj upazila, 19 in Begumganj upazila, 13 in Kabirhat upazila, eight in Sonaimuri upazila, four in Senbagh upazila, three in Suborno Char upazila, two in Chatkhil upazila and two in Hatiya upazila of the district, civil surgeon Dr Iftakhor, told BSS this afternoon.

Meanwhile, three people have died with coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours in the district.  

The total number of infected people in the district stood at 10,813 while the recovery count rose to 7,410 in the district, the civil surgeon said.

A total of 135 persons have so far died of COVID-19 in the district, he added.

Dr Iftakhor said 61 infected persons are now undergoing treatment at  the makeshift Covid-19 dedicated hospital at Shaheed Bhulu Stadium, while the rest of the infected persons are now undergoing treatment at home quarantine under the supervision of doctors from their respective upazila health complexes.

The health experts of the district urged all to follow the health rules strictly and use masks to prevent the spread of the lethal virus.