COVID-19 cases reach 13,780 in Rajshahi division

With detection of 141 new more positive cases in four districts on Thursday, the total number of COVID-19 infected patients in Rajshahi division now reached 13,780, said a COVID-19 quarantine and isolation related daily report on Friday.

Of the total infected patients, 8,272 have, so far, been recovered from the COVID-19 with 189 fatalities including 114 in Bogura and 28 in Rajshahi district including 13 in its city. Another 1,398 patients were undergoing treatment in designated hospitals in the division till this morning.

Of the total new positive cases, the highest 75 were detected in Rajshahi district including 65 in its city followed by 45 in Bogura and 20 in Sirajgonj districts, Gopendra Nath Acharya, divisional director of Health, said.

Following detection of new COVID-19 cases, the respective houses of the infected persons in different areas in the division were placed on 14-day lockdown according to the health safety guidelines.

With the new detected cases, the district-wise break-up of the reported COVID-19 cases now stands at 3,492 in Rajshahi including 2,641 in its city, 517 in Chapainawabganj, 960 in Naogaon, 544 in Natore, 782 in Joypurhat, 5,094 in Bogura, 1,539 in Sirajganj and 852 in Pabna districts.

A total of 52,978 people had, so far, been kept under quarantine since March 10 to prevent community transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19).