CHATTOGRAM, July 6, 2021 (BSS) – The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases crossed 61,000 mark in Chattogram district as the infection rate continues to rise again in recent days.

The infection rate was the highest that is 35.02 percent today.

Health officials said the number of COVID-19 cases stands at 61,589 as 662 more persons were reported Covid-19 positive after testing 1890 samples on Monday in the district.

“The infection rate is showing a quick rising trend again and the recovery rate is also gradually reducing continuously in the district in recent weeks,” Focal Person of COVID-19 Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi, civil surgeon of Chattogram, told BSS today.

The health experts of Chattogram urged city dwellers again and again to strictly follow health rules and use masks.

Among the newly detected patients, 449 are from Chattogram city and 213 from different upazilas of the district, hospital sources said.

With the nine fresh deaths reported on Monday, the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Chattogram reached 731, Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi, said.

Among the reported fatalities, 484 were the residents of the port city and the rest 247 were from different upazilas of the district, he said.

Civil surgeon told BSS that among the total infected persons, 47,839 are the residents of the port city and the rest 13,759 are residents of different upazilas of the district.

“The number of cured patients from the lethal virus infection has reached 50,197 in the Chattogram district with the recovery of 149 more patients on Thursday,” Dr Rabbi said, adding that the percentage of recovery rate stands at 81.51.

A total of 6728 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at designated hospitals here, the health official mentioned.