RANGPUR, March 20, 2022 (BSS) - Rangpur division recorded no fresh Covid-
19 case as none was diagnosed positive after testing 30 new samples at the
zero positivity rates on Saturday.

     Health officials said the Covid-19 pandemic situation continues
improving during the last more than one month in the division.

      "The total number of Covid-19 cases remained steady at 64,117 with the
diagnosis of no new patient in the division on Saturday," Divisional Director
(Health) Dr. Abu Md. Zakirul Islam told BSS today.

     The district-wise break up of total 64,117 patients include 14,956 of
Rangpur, 4,416 Panchagarh, 5,475 of Nilphamari, 3,281 of Lalmonirhat, 4,981
of Kurigram, 8,582 of Thakurgaon, 16,918 of Dinajpur and 5,508 of Gaibandha
in the division.

     Meanwhile, the total number of recovered Covid-19 patients also remained
steady at 62,622 as no more infected people healed during the last 24 hours
ending at 8 am today in Rangpur division.

     The average recovery rate of Covid-19 patients currently stands at 97.67
percent in Rangpur division.

      The 62,622 recovered patients include 14,550 of Rangpur, 4,325 of
Panchagarh, 4,377 of Nilphamari, 3,201 of Lalmonirhat, 4,880 of Kurigram,
8,316 of Thakurgaon, 16,535 of Dinajpur and 5,438 of Gaibandha districts in
the division.  

    Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, a total of 3,40,924
collected samples were tested till Saturday, and of them, 64,117 were found
positive with an average positivity rate of 18.81 percent in the division.

     On the other hand, the total number of casualties remained steady at
1,283 in the division as no new death was reported during the last 24 hours
ending at 8 am today.

      The district-wise breakup of the 1,283 fatalities stands at 300 in
Rangpur, 84 in Panchagarh, 92 in Nilphamari, 74 in Lalmonirhat, 69 in
Kurigram, 259 in Thakurgaon, 340 in Dinajpur and 65 in Gaibandha districts of
the division.

     The average casualty rate currently stands at two percent in the
division.
Among total 64,117 Covid-19 patients, 20 are undergoing treatments, including
four patients at ICU and six at High Dependency Unit beds, after recovery of
62,622 patients and 1,283 deaths while 192 are remaining in home isolation.

     "Meanwhile, the number of citizens who got the first dose of the Covid-
19 vaccine rose to 1,33,32,446 and among them, 93,43,142 got the second dose
and 5,53,766 got the booster dose of the jabs till Saturday in the division,"
Dr Islam said.