MANIKGANJ, Feb 01, 2022 (BSS) - Thirty eight more people were detected
positive for COVID-19 after testing 122 samples at Colonel Malek Medical
College PCR Lab during the last 24 hours, till this morning, raising the
total infection to 8,870 in the district.

   Among the newly detected patients, 12 are from Sadar upazila, five from
Ghior, five from Harirampur, one from Saturia, twelve from Singair, three
from Daulatpur, and two from Shibalaya upazilas, civil surgeon office sources
said here today.

  The infection rate is 31.14 percent.

  Medical Officer of the civil surgeon office Dr. Rounok Mushrafe said 50,983
samples were tested so far in the district.

   Besides, the number of cured patients from the lethal virus stood at 8,131
in the district.

  The death toll from the virus remains at 127, Dr. Rounok added