RAJSHAHI, Oct 25, 2021 (BSS) - Nine more people have tested positive for
Covid-19 in five districts of the division on Sunday, taking the caseload to
98,865 since the pandemic began in March last year.

   However, the new positive figure is almost half compared to the previous
day's figure, said Dr Habibul Ahsan Talukder, divisional director of Health,
adding that Saturday's infection figure was 16.

  Besides, Wednesday's infection figure was just four, which was the lowest-
ever in the division since the second wave of the pandemic hit the country.

  Meanwhile, the recovery count rose to 95,052 in the division after 39
patients were discharged from the hospitals on the same day.

  The death toll reached 1,671, including 685 in Bogura, 318 in Rajshahi with
193 in its city, and 173 in Natore as no new death was reported during the
period, Dr Talukder added.

  Besides, all the positive cases of Covid-19 have, so far, been brought
under treatment while 22,975 were kept in isolation units of different
dedicated hospitals for institutional supervision. Of them, 19,365 have been
released.

  Meanwhile, 31 more people have been sent to home and institutional
quarantine afresh while 69 others were released from isolation during the
same time. Of the nine new cases, four were detected in Bogura, followed by
two in Pabna and one each in Rajshahi, Natore and Joypurhat districts.

  With the newly detected patients, the district-wise break-up of the total
cases now stands at 28,077 in Rajshahi, including 22,640 in city, 5,666 in
Chapainawabganj, 6,404 in Naogaon, 8,383 in Natore, 4,623 in Joypurhat,
21,610 in Bogura, 11,383 in Sirajganj and 12,709 in Pabna.

  A total of 1,13,740 people have, so far, been kept under quarantine since
March 10 last year to prevent the community transmission of the deadly
coronavirus (COVID-19).

  Of them, 1,12,564 have, by now, been released as they were given clearance
certificates after completing their 14-day quarantine.