RAJSHAHI, Oct 11, 2021 (BSS) - Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH)

recorded five more fatalities in its Covid-19 unit in the last 24 hours till
6am today, taking the death toll to 37 in the last eleven days of this month.

     However, the previous day's fatality figure was two, while on October 3
last the death figure was just one, which was the lowest-ever fatality in the
hospital since the second wave of the pandemic hit the country around six
months back.

     Earlier, the number of casualties was 167 in September, 340 in August,
566 in July and 405 in June, health officials said.

     RMCH Director Brigadier General Shamim Yazdany told journalists that
three of the deceased weree the residents of Rajshahi, while one each from
Chapainawabganj and Naogaon districts.

     Among the new fatalities, three were suffering from post-Covid-19
complexities, while two were suffering from symptoms of Covid-19. Of the
afresh five fatalities, four were male and one male.

     Twelve more patients were admitted to the designated Covid-19 wards of
the hospital in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of admitted
patients to 104, including 32 tested positive for Covid-19.

     Nine other patients returned home from the RMCH Covid-19 unit after
being cured during the time.  

 Meanwhile, three more people were diagnosed with Covid-19 after testing 193
samples in Rajshahi's two laboratories on Sunday, showing a 1.55 percent
positivity rate against 3.14 percent on Saturday.