RAJSHAHI, Jan 17, 2022 (BSS) - A total of 182 more people have tested

positive for Covid-19 in six districts of the division on Sunday, taking the
caseload to 1,00,688 since the pandemic began in March, 2020.   

  The new positive cases are showing a significant escalating trend compared
to the previous day's figure of 79, said Dr Habibul Ahsan Talukder,
divisional director of health.

   Meanwhile, the recovery count rose to 96,624 in the division after 73
patients were discharged from the hospitals on the same day.

   The death toll remained steady at 1,694, including 688 in Bogura, 327 in
Rajshahi with 209 in its city and 175 in Natore as no new fatality was
reported during the past 24 hours, Dr Talukder added.

   Besides, all the positive cases of Covid-19 have, so far, been brought
under necessary treatment while 23,318 were kept in isolation units of
different dedicated hospitals for institutional quarantine. Of them, 20,070
have been released.   

  Meanwhile, 116 more people have been sent to home and institutional
quarantine afresh while 18 others were released from isolation during the
same time.   

  Of the 182 new cases, 77 were detected in Rajshahi city, followed by 35 in
Pabna, 29 in Bogura, 22 in Sirajganj, 10 in Joypurhat and nine in Naogaon
districts.   

  With the newly detected patients, the district-wise break-up of the total
cases now stands at 28,687 in Rajshahi including 23,240 in its city, 5,690 in
Chapainawabganj, 6,510 in Naogaon, 8,507 in Natore, 4,821 in Joypurhat,
21,977 in Bogura, 11,490 in Sirajganj and 12,986 in Pabna.

   A total of 1,15,943 people have, so far, been kept under quarantine since
March 10, 2020 to prevent community transmission of the deadly coronavirus
(COVID-19).

   Of them, 1,14,511 have, by now, been released as they were given clearance
certificates after completing their 14-day quarantine.