RANGPUR, Oct 11, 2021 (BSS) - No Covid-19 related fatality was recorded for the second consecutive day on Sunday in Rangpur division where the pandemic situation continues improving consistently during the last two months.

"Earlier, no Covid-19 related fatalities were recorded on May 16 last and again no deaths on September 12, 13, 14, 20, 22, 26, 29 and 30 and October 2, 3, 6, 7 and 9 last in the division," said Rangpur Divisional Deputy Director (Health) Dr Abu Md Zakirul Islam.

The number of Covid-19 fatalities remained steady at 1,237 in the division where the overall Covid-19 satiation continues improving consistently.

The district-wise break up of the 1,234 fatalities stands at 293 in Rangpur, 80 in Panchagarh, 88 in Nilphamari, 68 each in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram, 251 in Thakurgaon, 326 in Dinajpur and 63 in Gaibandha of the division. The average fatality rate currently stands at 2.24 percent in the division.

Meanwhile, the number of Covid-19 cases reached 55,141 as 17 new patients were diagnosed after testing 592 samples of Rangpur division at the daily positivity rate of 2.87 percent on Sunday.

The district-wise break up of total 55,141 patients include 12,425 of Rangpur, 3,788 Panchagarh, 4,430 of Nilphamari, 2,736 of Lalmonirhat, 4,633 of Kurigram, 7,575 of Thakurgaon, 14,701 of Dinajpur and 4,853 of Gaibandha in the division," he added.

Divisional Director (Health) Dr Md Motaharul Islam said a total of 2,86,903 collected samples were tested till Sunday, and of them, 55,141 were found Covid-19 positive with an average positivity rate of 19.22 percent in the division.

Since the outbreak of the pandemic, the number of healed Covid-19 patients reached 52,529 with recovery of 41 more infected patients on Sunday in the division where the average recovery rate currently stands at 95.26 percent.

The 52,529 recovered patients include 11,111 of Rangpur, 3,622 Panchagarh, 4,334 Nilphamari, 2,625 Lalmonirhat, 4,527 Kurigram, 7,190 Thakurgaon, 14,334 in Dinajpur and 4,786 Gaibandha districts in the division.

Among the 55,141 patients, 44 are undergoing treatments at isolation units, including eight critical patients at ICU beds and four at High Dependency Unit beds, after recovery of 52,529 patients and 1,237 deaths while 1,331 are remaining in home isolation.

"Meanwhile, the number of citizens who got the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine rose to 41,90,715, and among them, 18,18,060 got the second dose of the jab till Sunday in the division," Dr Islam said.  

Chief of Divisional Coronavirus Service and Prevention Task Force and Principal of Rangpur Medical College Professor Dr AKM Nurunnobi Lyzu said the Covid-19 situation continues improving pleasingly in Rangpur division.

"However, common people should properly abide by the health directives to prevent further spread of the deadly virus," he said.