CHATTOGRAM, Dec 31, 2021 (BSS) – A total of 18 people were detected positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours after testing 1327 samples in ten COVID-19 laboratories in Chattogram district.

Chattogram district recorded lowest Covid-19 positivity rate of 1.35 percent during the last 24 hours till Friday morning.

With the newly infected cases, the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) patients stands at 102,631 in the district.

The total number of recovered patients from the deadly virus rose to 94,754 with the curing of 26 more people in the past 24 hours.

 Dr Ilias Chowdhury, civil surgeon of Chattogram district, said the percentage of recovery rate is 92.34
 With no new death recorded during the period, the death toll steady at 1,332.

A total of 235 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at different designated hospitals here, the sources added.