16 die at RMCH Covid unit in 24hrs
Sixteen people died at the Covid unit of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital in 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday. The surge in deaths and positive cases was also reported in other bordering districts.
Countrywide, 34 more people died from Covid-19 in the 24 hours, says a press release of Directorate General of Health Services.
Of the dead in Rajshahi, 10 were Covid positive and six suspected Covid cases. The death toll was the highest at RMCH in a day. Of the deceased, nine were from Chapainawabganj, six from Rajshahi and one was from Naogaon.
In the last 12 days, 93 people died at the RMCH Covid unit. Fifty-eight of them were Covid-19 positive and the rest suspected cases.
RMCH Director Brig Gen Shamim Yazdani said he had requested the health authorities two weeks ago to impose a "complete lockdown" in four districts of Rajshahi region -- Chapainawabganj, Rajshahi, Naogaon and Natore.
However, the Chapainawabganj district administration enforced "lockdown" since May 24, while the district's Covid-19 detection rate was 54 percent.
Out of 152 tested in the district yesterday, at least 82 were found to be positive.
Restrictions imposed in Rajshahi and Naogaon have been relaxed for mango trade.
Meanwhile, no restrictions have been enforced in Natore yet.
The infection rate in the three districts was 30 percent.
In Cumilla, four Covid-19 patients, including a woman, breathed their last in the 24-hour period at Cumilla Medical College Hospital.
Cumilla Civil Surgeon Mir Mubarak Hossain said 439 people have died of the virus so far.
Out of 242 samples tested in the 24 hours, 21 (8.7 percent) tested positive.
Chuadanga Civil Surgeon ASM Maruf Hasan yesterday said "lockdown" was enforced in bordering Karpashdanga area of Damurhuda upazila, while several other areas in Jibannagar upazila were "under observation".
Also, 34 people out of 116 tested positive in Kushtia and another 12 people out of 130 were found positive in Meherpur in the 24-hour period.
Kushtia Deputy Commissioner Saidul Islam said the district health authorities were identifying the risky areas where most Covid cases were found.
Further decisions will be made after getting the report.
In Satkhira, highest 53 percent Covid-19 detection rate was reported on Thursday.
With yesterday's nationwide 34 deaths, the death toll reached 12,758 and the death rate stands at 1.58 percent.
Among the deceased, 20 were men and 14 women.
Meanwhile, at least 1,887 new infections were recorded in the 24-hour period, taking the total number of infected people to 807,867, said the DGHS press release.
The current positivity rate is 10.40 percent and the total positivity rate 13.42 percent.
Around 18,151 samples were tested across the country in the 24 hours.
[Our correspondents in Rajshahi, Cumilla, Kushtia and Satkhira contributed to this report.]
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