RAJSHAHI, Feb 8, 2022 (BSS) - With the healing of 661 more patients from the Covid-19 on Monday, the total recovery count in the division rose to 1,02,631 since the pandemic began in March, 2020.
 
A total of 553 more people have tested positive for the deadly virus in all eight districts of the division on the day, raising the caseload to 1,15,665 so far.
 
The new positive cases are showing a significant falling trend compared to the previous day's figure of 672, Dr Habibul Ahsan Talukder, divisional director of Health, said.
 
The death toll reached 1,723, including 700 in Bogura, 332 in Rajshahi with 212 in its city and 176 in Natore as two new fatalities were reported during the last 24 hours, he said.
 
Besides, all the positive cases of Covid-19 have, so far, been brought under treatment while 25,306 were kept in isolation units of different dedicated hospitals for institutional quarantine. Of them, 21,012 have been released.
 
Meanwhile, 255 more people have been sent to home and institutional quarantine afresh while 203 others were released from isolation during the same period.
 
Of the 553 new infected cases, 162 were detected in Pabna, followed by 136 in Rajshahi, including 112 in its city, 89 in Sirajganj, 67 in Bogura, 32 in Natore, 31 in Chapainawabganj and 23 in Joypurhat districts.

With the newly detected patients, the district-wise break-up of the total cases now stands at 33,319 in Rajshahi including 27,393 in its city, 6,311 in Chapainawabganj, 7,565 in Naogaon, 9,443 in Natore, 5,484 in Joypurhat, 24,602 in Bogura, 13,152 in Sirajganj and 15,789 in Pabna districts.
 
A total of 1,22,828 people have, so far, been kept under quarantine since March 10, 2020 to prevent community transmission of the deadly COVID-19.
 
Of them, 1,17,586 have, by now, been released as they were given clearance certificates after completing their quarantine.