CHATTOGRAM, Sept 23, 2021 (BSS) - The number of recovered Covid-19

patients reached 86,602 with the healing of 58 more people on Wednesday
raising the average recovery rate to 85.23 percent in the district.

     Health officials said that the recovery rate continues to rise amid
declining number of casualties and positivity rate during the last few weeks
in the district.

     "Meanwhile, the number of Covid-19 cases reached 101,490 with the
diagnosis of 54 fresh cases on Wednesday in the district," Civil Surgeon Dr
Sheikh Fazle Rabbi said.

     Fifty four fresh Covid-19 cases were diagnosed after testing 1,650
samples. The positivity rate was 3.27 percent in the district on Wednesday.

     "The number of casualties rose to 1,286 as two new deaths were reported
in the district during the last 24 hours ending at 8 am today," he said.

     "Common people should sincerely abide by the health directives to
prevent further spread of the deadly virus despite an improving trend of
Covid-19 situation in the district," he added.

     A total of 2,545 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at
designated hospitals here.