Virus cases detected in Rangpur division exceed 3800

The number of reported cases of coronavirus disease, COVID-19, crossed 3,800 in Rangpur division as the highest 151 patients were found positive in a day after testing their samples on Thursday, reports BSS.

“The total number of COVID-19 patients now stands at 3,847 in all eight districts of the division,” COVID-19 focal person and assistant director (health) for Rangpur division ZA Siddiqui told the news agency on Friday.

“Among the total 3,847 COVID-19 patients, 1193 are of Rangpur, 165 of Panchagarh, 475 of Nilphamari, 191 of Lalmonirhat, 253 of Kurigram, 244 of Thakurgaon, 880 of Dinajpur and 446 of Gaibandha districts,” Siddiqui said.

Divisional director (health) Amin Ahmed Khan said the number of recovered patients continues increasing along with the rise in the number of infected patients in recent weeks in the division.

“With the healing of 74 more patients, the total number of recovered patients rose to 2,391 with the recovery rate of 62.15 per cent in Rangpur division till 8:00am today,” he said.

The recovered patients include 836 of Rangpur, 126 of Panchagarh, 337 of Nilphamari, 97 of Lalmonirhat, 128 of Kurigram, 178 of Thakurgaon, 488 of Dinajpur and 201 of Gaibandha districts.

The recovered patients are being discharged from home isolation or Dedicated Corona Isolation Hospitals after disappearance of all symptoms and finding of two consecutive real-time PCR tests, he said.

During the last 24 hours, 460 people were placed in quarantine at home and institutions and 356 others released from all eight districts in the division.

A total of 52,498 people was placed in quarantine since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in all eight districts of Rangpur division.

Among them, 46,453 have so far been released and 6,045 are currently in home or institutional quarantine in the division.

With two more deaths reported in Rangpur and Kurigram on Thursday, the number of fatalities now stands at 68 in the division.

“The district-wise break up of the fatalities stands at 21 in Rangpur, 16 in Dinajpur, 10 in Gaibandha, eight in Nilphamari, five in Kurigram, four in Panchagarh and two each in Thakurgaon and Lalmonirhat districts of the division,” Khan added.

Currently, the fatality rate among the total 3,847 COVID-19 patients stands at little over 1.76 per cent in the division.

“As of 9 July, we’ve tested 31,919 samples for coronavirus infection in Rangpur division and found 3,847 positive cases with 12.05 per cent rate of infection,” he said.

We’ve received a total of 173,316 pieces of personal protective equipment so far and distributed 102,601 pieces among the health service providers with a stock of 70,715 pieces in the division.

Divisional commissioner (general) KM Tariqul Islam said all the authorities concerned are working in a coordinated way to prevent COVID-19 spread and provide health services to the infected people.

“Everyone should sincerely maintain social distancing, abide by the health directives and wear masks to remain safe and prevent community transmission of COVID-19,” Islam added.