RAJSHAHI, Oct 24, 2021 (BSS) - Sixteen more people tested positive for

Covid-19 in six districts of the division on Saturday, taking the caseload to
98,856 since the pandemic began in March last year.

   However, the new positive figure is double compared to the previous day's
figure, said Dr Habibul Ahsan Talukder, divisional director of Health, adding
that Friday's infection figure was eight.

   Besides, Wednesday's fresh infection figure was just four, which was the
lowest-ever in the division since the second wave of the pandemic hit the
country.

   Meanwhile, the recovery count rose to 95,013 in the division after 51
patients were discharged from the hospitals on the same day.

  The death toll reached 1,671, including 685 in Bogura, 318 in Rajshahi with
193 in its city, and 173 in Natore, Dr Talukder added. Besides, all the
positive cases of Covid-19 have, so far, been brought under treatment while
22,970 were kept in isolation units of different dedicated hospitals for
institutional supervision. Of them, 19,328 have been released.

  Meanwhile, 19 more people have been sent to home and institutional
quarantine afresh while 93 others were released from isolation during the
same time. Of the 16 new cases, eight were detected in Rajshahi, including
six in its city, followed by three in Pabna, two in Bogura and one each in
Naogaon, Natore and Joypurhat districts.

   With the newly detected patients, the district-wise break-up of the total
cases now stands at 28,076 in Rajshahi, including 22,640 in city, 5,666 in
Chapainawabganj, 6,406 in Naogaon, 8,382 in Natore, 4,622 in Joypurhat,
21,606 in Bogura, 11,393 in Sirajganj and 12,707 in Pabna.

   A total of 1,13,709 people have, so far, been kept under quarantine since
March 10 last year to prevent the community transmission of the deadly
coronavirus (COVID-19).

   Of them, 1,12,495 have, by now, been released as they were given clearance
certificates after completing their 14-day quarantine.