RAJSHAHI, Jan 24, 2022 (BSS) - A total of 798 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in all eight districts of the division on Sunday, taking the caseload to 1,03,576 since the pandemic began in March, 2020.

The new positive cases are showing a significant rising trend compared to the previous day's figure of 525, said Dr Habibul Ahsan Talukder, divisional director of health.

Meanwhile, the recovery count rose to 97,230 in the division after 122 patients were discharged from the hospitals on the same day.

The death toll remained steady at 1,695, 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 23,660 were kept in isolation units of different dedicated hospitals for institutional quarantine.

Of them, 20,179 have been released. Meanwhile, 421 more people have been sent to home and institutional quarantine afresh while 34 others were released from isolation during the same time.

Of the 798 new cases, 238 were detected in Rajshahi, including 216 in its city, followed by 168 in Bogura, 141 in Pabna, 96 in Sirajganj, 79 in Naogaon, 34 in Joypurhat, 28 in Natore and 14 in Chapainawabganj districts.

With the newly detected patients, the district-wise break-up of the total cases now stands at 29,548 in Rajshahi, including 24,051 in its city, 5,756 in Chapainawabganj, 6,759 in Naogaon, 8,640 in Natore, 4,932 in Joypurhat, 22,811 in Bogura, 11,757 in Sirajganj and 13,373 in Pabna.

A total of 1,17,645 people have, so far, been kept under quarantine since March 10, 2020 to prevent community transmission of the deadly virus.

Of them, 1,14,820 have, by now, been released as they were given clearance certificates after completing their quarantine period.