A nurse and her daughter tested positive for coronavirus in Gojaria upazila of the district, raising the total coronavirus cases in the upazila to eight.
Dr Taslima Anam, upazila health and family planning officer, said that the samples of a senior nurse of the upazila health complex and her daughter were sent to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) for test.
IEDCR confirmed the reports over phone today, he added.
Among the new infected , five people are the residents of upazila health complex staff quarter.