RMCH records zero fatality in Covid-19 unit

Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) recorded zero fatality in its Covid-19 unit in the last 24 hours till 6am today after a long five consecutive days, reports BSS. 

On Monday last, the hospital recorded zero deaths after a long time since the second wave of the pandemic hit the country around seven months back.

But the hospital logged 100 deaths this month. However, the previous day's fatality figure was two.  Earlier, the number of casualties was 167 in September, 340 in August, 566 in July and 405 in June, health officials said.

RMCH Director Brig Gen Shamim Yazdany told the journalists that seven more patients were admitted to the Covid-19 unit of the hospital in the last 24 hours, taking the number of admitted patients to 52, including six tested positive for Covid-19. Three other patients returned home after being cured during the time.

Meanwhile, eleven more people were diagnosed with Covid-19 after testing 277 samples in Rajshahi's two laboratories on Saturday, showing a 3.43 percent positivity rate against 2.94 percent on Friday.