RAJSHAHI, Nov 25, 2021 (BSS) - Ten more persons have recovered from Covid-
19 in the division on Wednesday, taking the recovery count to 95,687 since
the pandemic began in March last year.

   Sixteen more people have tested positive for the deadly disease in six
districts of the division during the same period, raising the caseload to
99,295 so far.

   The new positive cases show a falling trend compared to the previous day's
figure, said Dr Habibul Ahsan Talukder, divisional director of Health, adding
that a total of 24 people were infected on Tuesday.

   The death toll remained steady at 1,680, including 685 in Bogura, 323 in
Rajshahi with 204 in its city and 175 in Natore as no new fatality was
reported during the last 24 hours span, Dr Talukder added.

   Besides, all the positive cases of Covid-19 have, so far, been brought
under treatment while 23,080 were kept in isolation units of different
dedicated hospitals for institutional quarantine. Of them, 19,723 have been
released.

   Meanwhile, 25 more people have been sent to home and institutional
quarantine afresh, while 26 others were released from isolation during the
same time.

   Of the 16 new cases, six were detected in Joypurhat, followed by three
each in Bogura and Pabna, two in Naogaon and one each in Rajshahi and Natore
districts.

   With the newly detected patients, the district-wise break-up of the total
cases now stands at 28,204 in Rajshahi including 22,761 in its city, 5,687 in
Chapainawabganj, 6,441 in Naogaon, 8,407 in Natore, 4,675 in Joypurhat,
21,700 in Bogura, 11,416 in Sirajganj and 12,765 in Pabna.

   A total of 1,14,450 people have, so far, been kept under quarantine since
March 10 last year to prevent community transmission of the deadly
coronavirus (COVID-19).

   Of them, 1,13,348 have, by now, been released as they were given clearance
certificates after completing their 14-day quarantine.