Narsingdi COVID-19 patient count rises to 322

A total of 322 coronavirus patients have so far been detected after testing 2325 samples in six upazilas of Narsingdi district, reports BSS.

Civil surgeon Mohammad Ibrahim Titan on Wednesday said a total of 322 patients were diagnosed with novel coronavirus so far after testing 2325 samples in six upazilas of the district.

Among the patients detected, 215 are in Sadar upazila, 26 in Shibpur, 18 in Palash, five in Monohardi, 26 in Belabo and 28 in Raipura upazilas, he added.

Mohammad Ibrahim also said so far four people died of the highly infectious lung disease. Of them, three are in Sadar upazila and one in Palash upazila.

Apart from this, 166 patients were released from the isolation centre after treatment. Currently, 141 patients are in home quarantine and 11 are in the hospital isolation centre in the district, the civil surgeon added.