RANGPUR, Sept 7, 2022 (BSS) - The number of administered Covid-19 jabs rose
to three crore 11 lakh seven thousand and 228 in Rangpur division with the
inoculation of more 17,571 doses on Tuesday.

 Health officials said, among the 23,414 doses of the jabs inoculated on
Tuesday, 6,674 jabs were administered as the first doses, 1,029 as the second
doses and 15,711 as the booster doses.

 "Till Tuesday, a total of 1,36,36,600 people got the first doses of Covid-19
jabs, and of them, 1,30,30,273 got the second doses and 44,40,355 got the
booster doses," Divisional Director (Health) Dr. Abu Md. Zakirul Islam told
BSS today.

 Meanwhile, the total number of Covid-19 patients rose to 64,894 as one fresh
Covid-19 case was diagnosed after testing 137 new samples at the 0.73
positivity rate on Tuesday in the division.

 The number of recovered Covid-19 patients remained steady at 63,106 as no
more patients healed during the last 24 hours ending at 8 am today in the
division.

 "Besides, the number of casualties remained steady at 1,289 as no new death
was reported during the last 24 hours," Dr. Islam added.