RANGPUR, Feb 3, 2022 (BSS) - The total number of Covid-19 cases jumped to
60,685 with the diagnosis of 412 new patients on Wednesday in Rangpur
division where the pandemic situation continues deteriorating in recent
weeks.

  Health officials said the 412 new patients were diagnosed after testing
1,057 samples at 38.98 percent average positivity rate on Wednesday amid a
hastily rising number of positive cases in the last three weeks.

   Earlier, the daily Covid-19 positivity rates were 46.01 percent on
Tuesday, 41.87 percent on Monday, 41.82 percent on Sunday, 53.31 percent on
Saturday, 25.41 percent on Friday and 46.45 percent on Thursday last in the
division.

   On Wednesday, Rangpur recorded 42.10 percent Covid-19 positivity,
Panchagarh 35 percent, Nilphamari 30.30 percent, Lalmonirhat 35.50 percent,
Kurigram 38.10 percent, Thakurgaon 50 percent, Dinajpur 42.20 percent and
Gaibandha 32.60 percent.

   The district-wise break up of total 60,685 patients include 13,943 of
Rangpur, 4,144 Panchagarh, 5,052 of Nilphamari, 3,028 of Lalmonirhat, 4,832
of Kurigram, 8,320 of Thakurgaon, 16,135 of Dinajpur and 5,231 of Gaibandha
in the division.

   "Meanwhile, the number of Covid-19 related casualties remained steady at
1,257 as no more infected patients died on Wednesday," Divisional Director
(Health) Dr. Abu Md. Zakirul Islam told BSS.

   The average casualty rate stands at 2.07 percent in the division.

   The district-wise break up of the 1,257 fatalities stands at 295 in
Rangpur, 81 in Panchagarh, 89 in Nilphamari, 70 in Lalmonirhat, 69 in
Kurigram, 256 in Thakurgaon, 334 in Dinajpur and 63 in Gaibandha of the
division.

  "Since the outbreak of the pandemic, a total of 3,22,174 collected samples
were tested till Wednesday, and of them, 60,685 were found Covid-19 positive
with an average positivity rate of 18.84 percent in the division," Dr Islam
said.

   Meanwhile, the number of healed Covid-19 patients reached 55,233 with the
recovery of 142 more patients on Wednesday in the division. The average
recovery rate stands at 91.02 percent.

  The 55,233 recovered patients include 12,443 of Rangpur, 3,780 Panchagarh,
4,416 Nilphamari, 2,711 Lalmonirhat, 4,537 Kurigram, 7,660 Thakurgaon, 14,795
in Dinajpur and 4,891 Gaibandha districts in the division.

   Among the 60,685 patients, 123 are under treatment at isolation units,
including 14 critical patients at ICU beds and seven at High Dependency Unit
beds, after recovery of 55,233 patients and 1,257 deaths while 4,072 are
remaining in home isolation.

   "In the meantime, the number of citizens who got the first dose of the
Covid-19 vaccine rose to 1,08,10,385, and among them, 65,50,580 got the
second dose and 1,79,119 got the booster dose of the jabs till Wednesday in
the division," Dr Islam added.

   Principal of Rangpur Medical College Prof. Dr. Bimal Chandra Roy called
upon people to sincerely abide by the health directives to contain community
spread of the deadly virus and remain safe.