BHOLA, July 29, 2021 (BSS) - A number of 113 more persons were diagnosed with COVID-19 positive in the last 24 hours in the district after testing 250 samples at Bhola 250-bed General Hospital COVID-19 laboratory.

  Among the new positive cases, 44 are in Sadar upazila, 16 in Borhanuddin upazila, 12 in Lalmohan upazila, 25 in Charfashion upazila and eight each in Tajumuddin and Daulatkhan upazilas of the district, civil surgeon of the district Dr. K M Shafiquzzaman told BSS this afternoon.

  Meanwhile, one person has died with coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours in the district, he said.

  The total number of infected people in the district stood at 3,513 while the number of recovery cases at 2,340, the civil surgeon said.

  Meanwhile, a total of 48 patients recovered from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.

   A total of 31 persons have so far died of COVID-19 in the district, he added.

  Dr. K M Shafiquzzaman said infected 71 persons are now undergoing treatment at Bhola 250-bed General Hospital, rest of the infected persons are now undergoing treatment at home quarantine under the supervision of doctors from their respective upazila health complexes.

   He urged all to follow the health rules strictly and use masks to prevent the spread of the lethal virus.