RAJSHAHI, Feb 3, 2022 (BSS) - A total of 830 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the division on Wednesday, taking the caseload to 1,12,748 since the pandemic began in March, 2020.

The new positive cases are showing a falling trend compared to the previous day's figure of 899, said Dr Habibul Ahsan Talukder, divisional director of health.

The death toll reached 1,715, including 697 in Bogura, 330 in Rajshahi with 211 in its city and 176 in Natore as four new fatalities were reported during the past 24 hours, Dr Talukder added.

Meanwhile, the recovery count rose to 99,782 in the division after 479 patients were discharged from the hospitals on the same day.

Besides, all the positive cases of Covid-19 have, so far, been brought under necessary treatment while 24,831 were kept in isolation units of different dedicated hospitals for institutional quarantine. Of them, 20,648 have been released.

Meanwhile, 437 more people have been sent to home and institutional quarantine afresh while 170 others were released from isolation during the same time.

Of the 830 new cases, 227 were detected in Rajshahi, including 192 in the city, followed by 133 in Pabna, 113 in Sirajganj, 104 in Natore, 90 in Bogura, 77 in Chapainawabganj, 60 in Naogaon and 29 in Joypurhat districts.

With the newly detected patients, the district-wise break-up of the total cases now stands at 32,653 in Rajshahi, including 26,841 in city, 6,177 in Chapainawabganj, 7,400 in Naogaon, 9,246 in Natore, 5,377 in Joypurhat, 24,214 in Bogura, 12,741 in Sirajganj and 14,940 in Pabna.

A total of 1,21,527 people have, so far, been kept under quarantine since March 10, 2020 to prevent community transmission of the deadly virus.

Of them, 1,16,138 have, by now, been released as they were given clearance certificates after completing their quarantine period.