1,234 COVID-19 patients recover in Rangpur division

The total number of recovered coronavirus (COVID-19) patients rose to 1,234 with 100 more recoveries in a day on Tuesday among a total of 2,394 infected people in Rangpur division till 8 am on Tuesday, BSS reports.

“The rate of recovery of the coronavirus infected people now stands at 51.54 in the division,” focal person of COVID-19 and assistant director (Health) for Rangpur division ZA Siddiqui told BSS.

. The 1,234 recovered COVID-19 patients include 440 of Rangpur, 81 of Panchagarh, 174 of Nilphamari, 48 of Lalmonirhat, 70 of Kurigram, 100 of Thakurgaon, 267 of Dinajpur and 54 of Gaibandha districts.

“All of the recovered patients were discharged from home isolations or dedicated coronavirus Isolation Hospitals of the division declaring them recovered after their two consecutive real-time PCR tests were found negative,” Siddiqui added.

. Divisional director (Health) Amin Ahmed Khan said the total number of COVID-19 patients rose to 2,394 with 52 new positive cases reported after testing their collected samples at the COVID-19 Laboratories in Rangpur division on Tuesday.

Among the total 2,394 coronavirus patients, 140 are undergoing treatments at isolation units of different hospitals, 1,234 were released after recovery, 40 died and 980 have been taking treatments at homes.