RAJSHAHI, Sept 8, 2021 (BSS) - Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH)
logged ever-lowest two deaths at the Covid-19 unit in the last 24 hours till
6am today since the second coronavirus wave hit the region around five months
back.

  With the new fatality, the death toll reached 54 so far this month while
the number of casualties was 340 in August, 566 in July and 405 in June,
health officials said.

   RMCH Director Brigadier General Dr Shamim Yazdani told newsmen that one of
the deceased was a resident of Rajshahi and another from Chapainawabganj.

   "Of the fresh fatalities, one tested positive for Covid-19 and another had
its symptoms," he said.

   Nineteen more patients were admitted to the designated Covid-19 wards of
the hospital in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of admitted
patients to 148, including 54 positive cases.

   Fifteen patients returned home from the Covid-19 unit after being cured
during the time.

   Yazdani said the infection rate has decreased by 3.0 percent in Rajshahi
compared to the previous day.

   A total of 49 people were diagnosed with Covid-19 after testing 373
samples in Rajshahi's two laboratories on Tuesday, showing 10.25 percent
positivity rate against 13.25 percent on Monday.

   Yazdani said the number of admitted patients has declined during the last
couple of weeks. So, the number of designated wards and beds in the hospital
was reduced, he added.