Thirty-two more people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in Kishoreganj in the last 24 hours till Thursday morning, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the district to 1,552.   Civil Surgeon of the district Dr Mohammad Mujibur Rahman said the results of sample tests of 278 people came out on Wednesday night, confirming that 32 new people were infected with coronavirus.   Of the newly infected people, 15 were detected from Sadar upazila, two each from Karimganj, Astagram and Katiadi upazilas, three from Pakundia upazila, one each from Kuliarchar and Nikli upazilas and six from Bhairab upazila.   So far, 1,031 people have made full recovery from the highly contagious virus while 24 people have died from the disease in the district.

Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) Commissioner Mahbubur Rahman was diagnosed with coronavirus on early Tuesday.   The CMP Commissioner himself confirmed the matter over phone at around 1am, saying that he tested positive but he had few symptoms of infection.   “I’m doing well even although I’m already infected,” he said. Rahman and his took coronavirus test as they were suffering from fever for the last few days.   He said his wife tested negative.   “After returning home, I’ve gone into isolation,” he said early Tuesday.   Chattogram Civil Surgeon Sheikh Fazle Rabbi said he was yet to get information about the CMP Commissioner’s infection.   While performing duties, policemen and members of other law enforcement agencies have been getting infected in Bangladesh.   Until Monday morning, 6,612 policemen were infected with coronavirus across the country while performing duties.   “Among the total infected policemen, 2,823 have made full recovery until Monday morning,” said AKM Kamrul Ahsan, public relations officer of the police headquarters.   Meanwhile, 18 policemen and a civilian member of the law enforcement agency died of COVID-19 till Monday, he added.   Coronavirus situation in Bangladesh   Bangladesh confirmed its first cases on March 8 and the first death on March 18 but it has been seeing a sharp rise in both new cases and deaths in recent weeks.   The health authorities on Monday reported 68,504 coronavirus cases and 930 deaths in the country.   Among the total confirmed cases, 14,560 people have so far recovered.   Altogether 2,735 new coronavirus cases were recorded in the last 24 hours after testing 12,944 samples at 52 laboratories across the country as of Monday morning.   To curb the spread of the virus, Bangladesh announced a general holiday from March 26 to May 30 but public transports, government and private offices were opened on a limited scale from May 31.   Educational institutions will remain closed until June 15 while offices will remain open on limited scale for maintenance purpose.

Three people, including a policeman, have tested positive for coronavirus in Khagrachhari.   Civil Surgeon Dr Nupur Kanti Das said Abdul Hye, a policeman, and two residents of Mahalchhari upazila were found infected with the virus.   Abdul Aziz, superintendent of Khagrachhari Police, said Hye was recently transferred from Pabna and joined his new workplace on May 4.   He was taken to the isolation unit at Khagrachhari Police Lines after his arrival and the authorities concerned collected samples from him on May 5.   Dr Mridul Kanti Tripura, Health and Family Planning Officer of Mahalchhari upazila Health Complex, said samples of two people including a woman were collected on May 7 and sent for lab testing.   Both of them tested positive for coronavirus, according to their reports on Wednesday.   The woman got admitted to a hospital with respiratory problem on May 7 but fled on that day after conducting tests, said Dr Mridul.   Besides, a young man who was diagnosed with coronavirus, the first case in the district, has recovered and returned home.   According to the Police Headquarters sources, 1,926 police members were infected with coronavirus until Wednesday.     The health authorities confirmed 1,162 new cases and 19 deaths – highest for a single day – on Wednesday. So far, the country has recorded 17,822 coronavirus cases and 269 deaths.   

Seven people, including six members of a family, have been diagnosed with coronavirus in Feni, raising the number of confirmed cases to 26 in the district.   According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), a cleaner of Feni General Hospital is among those found infected on Wednesday.

Twelve people, including six members of a family and a female physician, have been diagnosed with coronavirus in Nilphamari district.   Civil Surgeon Dr Ronojit Kumar Barman said with the new ones, total coronavirus cases rose to 52 in the district.   They received the reports of sample test from Dinajpur M Abdu Rahim Medical College Hospital and Rangpur Medical College Hospital on Sunday night.   Among the infected people there is a female physician of Dimla upazila hospital. The physician was giving treatment at the isolation ward of the hospital.

The younger brother of Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel’s has been diagnosed with coronavirus.   According to Chattogram Civil Surgeon office, 75 people tested coronavirus positive in two labs of the port city  on Sunday night.   Deputy Minister’s brother Burhanul Hasan Chowdhury Salehin, also son of late former mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, was among those infected.   Doctor Selim Akhter Chowdhury, Nowfel’s brother-in-law and also health official of Chattogram City Corporation, said that Salehin has been suffering from fever since Thursday after returning from Dhaka.   Later, his sample was sent to Bangladesh Institute of Tropical and Infectious Disease (BITID) in Fouzdarhat.

Two people including a female physician were diagnosed with coronavirus in Dohar upazila on Sunday.   With the two new cases, total coronavirus cases rose to six in the upazila, said upazila health and family planning officer Md Jasim Uddin on Monday morning.   He said that 11 samples were sent to Dhaka for test. They received the test results in the early morning.   Among the new case, there is a 50-year old female physician of Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital and and 21-year old young man who is a resident of Uttar Joypara village.   The physician is staying in Dhaka now, said the official.   Earlier, a man died from coronavirus in the upazila.

A readymade garment (RMG) worker was diagnosed with coronavirus at Ulail of Savar on Sunday.   Altogether, eight RMG workers have so far tested positive in Savar, said Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer Dr Sayemul Huda.   Besides, 67 samples have been also collected for test.   A delegation of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) led by its official Tapan Kumar Biswas inspected different garment factories in the upazila on Sunday for monitoring whether social distancing is being followed there.   Meanwhile, garment worker Selim Hossain, who went into hiding after he was diagnosed with COVID-19 six days ago, still remains missing.   Confirmed coronavirus cases in Bangladesh jumped to 9,455 on Sunday after 665 more people tested positive in the last 24 hours. Besides, two more patients died during the period, raising the death toll in the country to 177.

Seventeen more people including eight Rab members and four policemen were diagnosed with coronavirus in the last 24 hours till Thursday, raising  the number of confirmed cases to 151 in Keraniganj, one of the hotspots of coronavirus infection.   Dr Mir Mobarak Hossain, health officer of Upazila Health Complex, said ten members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and  four policemen of Keraniganj Model Police Station were among the infected ones.   Of the infected people, four are from Jinjira, eight from Teghuria, two from Shubhaddya, one each from Kalindi, Aganagar and Basta areas of the upaizla, he said.

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