COVID-19 cases in Rajshahi division jump to 5,898

With detection of 219 new more positive cases in five districts on Wednesday, the total number of COVID-19 infected patients in Rajshahi division jumped to 5,898, said a COVID-19 quarantine and isolation related daily report on Thursday, BSS reports.

Quoting the daily report of the DGHS here, divisional director of Health Gopendra Nath Acharya said, of the total new positive cases, 106 were detected in Rajshahi and 73 in Bogura districts only.

Besides, 15 other people were tested positive for COVID-19 followed by 13 in Joypurhat and 12 in Natore districts on the same day.

With the new detected cases, the district-wise break-up of reported COVID-19 cases now stood at 785 in Rajshahi, 101 in Chapainawabganj, 452 in Naogaon, 186 in Natore, 381 in Joypurhat, 3,052 in Bogura, 494 in Sirajgonj and 447 in Pabna districts.

Of the total infected patients, 1,672 have, so far, recovered from the deadly disease with 85 fatalities and 592 others were undergoing treatment in hospitals in the division till Thursday morning.