CHATTOGRAM, Feb 10, 2022 (BSS) – A total of 217 people were detected positive for Covid-19 during the last 24 hours after testing 3,123 samples at 16 Covid-19 laboratories in the district.

The infection rate of the deadly virus reached 6.95 percent in the district till this morning.

With the diagnosis of 217 new cases, the total number of Covid-19 patients climbed to 1,24,546 in the district, Dr Ilias Chowdhury, civil surgeon of Chattogram told BSS today.

At the same time, the number of healed patients rose to 1,04,965 with the recovery of 301 more patients during the past 24 hours.

The average recovery rate currently stands at 84.28 percent in Chattogram city and district.

With no more new deaths recorded during the period, the fatality toll remains steady at 1,360.

A total of 2,914 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at different designated hospitals here, the sources added.