RANGPUR, April 26, 2022 (BSS) - Two fresh Covid-19 positive cases were
diagnosed after testing 23 new samples at the 8.70 percent positivity rate in
Rangpur division on Monday.

Health officials said one new patient was diagnosed in Rangpur district of
the division on Sunday for the first time in the previous 14 consecutive days
since April 10 last in the division.

"With the diagnosis of the two fresh cases in Rangpur alone on Monday, the
total number of Covid-19 patients rose to 64,134 in the division," Divisional
Director (Health) Dr Abu Md Zakirul Islam told BSS today.

The total number of recovered Covid-19 patients remained steady at 62,782 as
no more patients healed during the last 24 hours ending at 8 am today.

The total number of casualties also remained steady at 1,284 in the division
as no new death was reported during the last 24 hours.   

Meanwhile, more 16,657 doses of Covid-19 jabs were administered on Monday
raising the number of inoculated vaccines to two crore 76 lakh five thousand
and 106 doses in Rangpur division.  

Among the 16,657 doses of the jabs, 717 were administered as the first doses,
4,709 as the second doses and 11,231 as the booster doses.

"Till Monday, a total of 1,35,16,059 people got the first doses of Covid-19
jabs, and of them, 1,26,95,146 got the second doses and 13,93,901 got the
booster doses," Dr Islam added.