198 more Covid cases in Thakurgaon, Bagerhat

Coronavirus cases were first reported in China

 News Desk

Some 109 fresh Covid cases were reported in the past 24 hours till  Thursday night in Thakurgaon and the district's highest single-day spike this year.

The new infections were detected after testing 334 samples, said civil surgeon Dr Mahfuzar Rahman Sarkar. "The new cases have pushed up the district’s positivity rate to 32.63%," he said.

While 64 people tested positive for Covid after testing samples at M Abdur Rahim Medical College in Dinajpur, Communicable Disease Control Centre, Thakurgaon Sadar Hospital, and the upazila hospital, the remaining cases were confirmed by the National Institute of Laboratory Medicine and Referral Center Dhaka, the civil surgeon said.

So far, some 2266 people in Thakurgaon have been infected with the virus, while 51 have died of Covid.

Meanwhile, the district administration on Thursday ordered the closure of all cattle markets in Thakurgaon for a week to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Also the district and upazila authorities have imposed strict restrictions such as the closure of all shops in the district by 5pm to break the chain of Covid transmission.

 Another report adds:  The district on Friday reported 89 more Covid cases in 24 hours, as authorities struggle to contain the second wave of the pandemic.

Officials said the fresh coronavirus cases were detected after testing 179 samples. With the new cases, the district’s positivity rate has now risen to 49%.

Besides, 63 people have died of Covid in the district to date, said civil surgeon Dr KM Humayun Kabir.

According to the district’s health department, Bagerhat’s Covid caseload currently stand at 2,479, while 1,665 people have recovered from the infection to date.

To stem the spread of coronavirus, local authorities have extended the ongoing lockdown in the Mongla municipal area of the district by another week.