Rangpur records no Covid fatality for 12th consecutive day

No fatality due to Covid-19 was recorded for the 12 consecutive days on Monday in the division where the pandemic situation continues improving during the last more than two and a half months, reports BSS.

Health officials said the total number of Covid-19 fatalities remained steady at 1,243 in the division.

The district-wise break-up of the total death stands at 293 in Rangpur, 80 in Panchagarh, 89 in Nilphamari, 68 in Lalmonirhat, 69 in Kurigram, 254 in Thakurgaon, 327 in Dinajpur and 63 in Gaibandha of the division.

"The average fatality rate currently hovers at 2.24 percent in the division," Acting Divisional Director (Health) Dr Abu Md Zakirul Islam told BSS today.

Meanwhile, the number of Covid-19 cases reached 55,465 as six new patients were found positive after testing 246 samples here while the positivity rate is 2.44 percent on Monday.

Earlier, the daily Covid-19 positivity rates were 1.07 percent on Sunday, 2.94 percent on Saturday, 3.38 percent on Friday, 3.79 percent on Thursday, 2.48 percent on Wednesday and 2.76 percent on Tuesday last in the division.

The total Covid-19 infected patients include 12,485 of Rangpur, 3,818 Panchagarh, 4,455 of Nilphamari, 2,743 of Lalmonirhat, 4,645 of Kurigram, 7,648 of Thakurgaon, 14,805 of Dinajpur and 4,866 of Gaibandha in the division, Islam said.

"Since the outbreak of the pandemic, a total of 2,97,206 collected samples were tested till Monday, and of them, 55,465 were found Covid-19 positive with an average infection rate of 18.66 percent in the division," he said.

Meanwhile, the number of healed Covid-19 patients reached 53,272 with recovery of 12 more infected patients on Monday in the division where the average recovery rate currently stands at 96.05 percent.

The 53,272 recovered patients include 11,548 of Rangpur, 3,680 Panchagarh, 4,355 Nilphamari, 2,625 Lalmonirhat, 4,527 Kurigram, 7,334 Thakurgaon, 14,408 in Dinajpur and 4,795 Gaibandha districts.

Among the 55,465 patients, 44 are under treatments at isolation units, including 12 critical patients at ICU beds and five at High Dependency Unit beds, after recovery of 53,272 patients and 1,243 deaths while 906 are remaining in home isolation.

"Meanwhile, the number of citizens who got the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine rose to 59,08,884, and among them, 34,28,349 got the second dose of the jab till Monday in the division," Dr Islam added.

Talking to BSS, Chief of Divisional Coronavirus Service and Prevention Task Force and Principal of Rangpur Medical College Professor Dr AKM Nurunnobi Lyzu said the Covid-19 situation continues improving in the division.

"Despite the improved pandemic situation, common people should remain aware and properly abide by the health directives to prevent another probable spread of the deadly virus during this winter," he said.