CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Oct 5, 2021 (BSS) - The district witnessed a surging

positivity rate of 28.57 percent in Covid-19 infection despite two persons
were diagnosed with the lethal virus during the last 24 hours till this
morning.

  During the time, seven samples were tested while two persons were detected
positive for COVID-19, showing the infection rate 28.57 percent, civil
surgeon office sources confirmed.

  All the newly detected patients are from sadar upazila.

  A total of 78 patients are undergoing treatment in the district. Of them,
23 are at dedicated Covid hospital and others at home.

  Meanwhile, 157 patients have died of COVID-19 and 5,649 have recovered from
the disease so far here, the sources added.