RANGPUR, Nov 7, 2021 (BSS) - The number of Covid-19 cases has crossed the

55,400 mark in the division where the pandemic situation continues improving
during the last more than two and a half months.

   "The number of Covid-19 cases reached 55,403 with diagnosis of nine new
patients after testing 164 samples at the positivity rate of 5.49 percent on
Saturday," Acting Divisional Director (Health) Dr Abu Md Zakirul Islam told
BSS.

   The district-wise break up of total patients include 12,475 of Rangpur,
3,811 Panchagarh, 4,454 of Nilphamari, 2,742 of Lalmonirhat, 4,645 of
Kurigram, 7,632 of Thakurgaon, 14,780 of Dinajpur and 4,864 of Gaibandha in
the division, he said.

   Meanwhile, no Covid-19 infected patient died during the last 24 hours
ending at 8 am today in the division where the total number of casualties
remained steady at 1,243, he also said

   The average fatality rate currently stands at 2.24 percent in the
division.

   The district-wise break up of 1,243 fatalities hovers at 293 in Rangpur,
80 in Panchagarh, 89 in Nilphamari, 68 in Lalmonirhat, 69 in Kurigram, 254 in
Thakurgaon, 327 in Dinajpur and 63 in Gaibandha.

   "Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, a total of 2,95,023
collected samples were tested till Saturday, and of them, 55,403 were found
Covid-19 positive with an average infection rate of 18.78 percent in the
division," Dr Islam said.

   So far, the number of healed Covid-19 patients reached 53,139 with
recovery of 14 more on Saturday raising the average recovery rate to 95.91
percent in the division.

   The recovered patients include 11,477 of Rangpur, 3,677 Panchagarh, 4,351
Nilphamari, 2,625 Lalmonirhat, 4,527 Kurigram, 7,312 Thakurgaon, 14,381 in
Dinajpur and 4,789 Gaibandha districts.

   Among the 55,139 patients, 52 are undergoing treatments at isolation
units, including eight critical patients at ICU beds and nine at High
Dependency Unit beds, after recovery of 53,139 patients and 1,243 deaths
while 969 are remaining in home isolation.

   "Meanwhile, the number of citizens who got the first dose of the Covid-19
vaccine rose to 50,53,862, and among them, 31,43,363 got the second dose of
the jab till Saturday in the division," Dr Islam added Chief of Divisional
Coronavirus Service and Prevention Task Force and Principal of Rangpur
Medical College Professor Dr. AKM Nurunnobi Lyzu said the Covid-19 situation
is improving during the last more than a couple of months.

   "However, everyone should remain careful and properly abide by the health
directives and hygiene rules to contain further spread of the deadly virus
during this winter in the division," he said.