RMCH records one more fatality in Covid-19 unit

Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) recorded one more fatality in its Covid-19 unit during the last 24 hours till 6am today.

RMCH Director Brigadier General Shamim Yazdani told journalists the hospital recorded zero deaths on Sunday after zero fatality was recorded on October 31 last. The previous day's fatality figure was also one, reports BSS.

He said the newly deceased was a resident of Rajshahi district and he was suffering from symptoms of Covid 19.

With this new fatality, the death toll reached 15 in the last nine days of this month.

Earlier, the number of casualties was 100 in October, 167 in September, 340 in August, 566 in July and 405 in June, the sources added.

Meanwhile, eight more patients were admitted to the Covid-19 unit during the last 24 hours, taking the number of admitted patients to 40, including five testing positive for Covid-19, at present.

Four other patients returned home after being cured during the same time.

On the other hand, two more patients were tested positive for Covid-19 after testing 141 samples in Rajshahi's two laboratories on Monday, showing a 2.49 percent positivity rate against 1.45 percent on Sunday.