The number of recovered Covid-19 patients reached 62,731 with the healing of 57 more people during the last 24 hours ending at 8 am today in Rangpur division.
Health officials said the number of healed patients and recovery rate are increasing while positive cases are declining to improve the pandemic situation in the division during the last more than one month.
“The average recovery rate of Covid-19 patients currently stands at 97.83 percent in, the highest ever healing rate since the outbreak of the pandemic, in the division,” Divisional Director (Health) Dr. Abu Md. Zakirul Islam told BSS tuesday.
The 62,731 recovered patients include 14,656 of Rangpur, 4,325 of Panchagarh, 5,377 of Nilphamari, 3,201 of Lalmonirhat, 4,880 of Kurigram, 8,319 of Thakurgaon, 16,535 of Dinajpur and 5,438 of Gaibandha districts in the division.
Meanwhile, the number of Covid-19 cases remained steady at 64,121 as no patients were diagnosed after testing 82 new samples on Monday in the division.
The district-wise break up of total 64,121 patients include 14,958 of Rangpur, 4,418 Panchagarh, 5,475 of Nilphamari, 3,281 of Lalmonirhat, 4,981 of Kurigram, 8,582 of Thakurgaon, 16,918 of Dinajpur and 5,508 of Gaibandha in the division.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 3,41,118 collected samples were tested till Monday, and of them, 64,121 were found positive with an average positivity rate of 18.80 percent.
On the other hand, the total number of casualties remained steady at 1,283 as no new death was reported during the last 24 hours ending at 8 am tuesday.
The district-wise break up of the 1,283 fatalities stands at 300 Rangpur, 84 in Panchagarh, 92 in Nilphamari, 74in Lalmonirhat, 69 in Kurigram, 259 in Thakurgaon, 340 in Dinajpur and 65 in Gaibandha.
The average casualty rate currently stands at two percent in the division.
Among total 64,121 Covid-19 patients, 21 are undergoing treatments, including four patients at ICU and six at High Dependency Unit beds, after recovery of 62,731 patients and 1,283 deaths while 86 are remaining in home isolation.
“Meanwhile, the number of citizens who got the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine rose to 1,33,46,431 and among them, 96,02,683 got the second dose and 6,23,613 got the booster dose of the jabs till Monday in the division,” Dr Islam said.
Principal of Rangpur Medical College Professor Dr. Bimal Chandra Roy urged everyone to continue to abide by the health directives despite the improving trend in the pandemic situation.
