CHATTOGRAM, Oct 24, 2021 (BSS) - Chattogram district recorded 0.40
percent Covid-19 positivity rate while only four fresh cases were reported
after testing 991 samples during the last 24 hours till Sunday morning.
The Covid-19 situation is improving consistently during the recent
months in the district, Civil Surgeon Dr Ilias Chowdhury said.
Earlier, the district also recorded 0.66 percent Covid-19 positivity
rate on Thursday and 0.53 percent on Friday, Dr Ilias Chowdhury added.
With the new infection, the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases
reached 102,159 in the district.
"The number of cured patients from the lethal virus stood at 87,568 in
the district with the recovery of 41 more patients in the last 24 hours," Dr
Ilias said, adding that the percentage of recovery rate is 85.73.
With one more new death recorded in the last 24 hours, the death toll
stood at 1,319 in the district.
A total of 1,532 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at
designated hospitals here.