coronavirus cases from Jashore, Narail and Jhenaidah districts
JUST confirms 12 new coronavirus cases
Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST) on Saturday confirmed 12 new coronavirus cases from Jashore, Narail and Jhenaidah districts.
“We’ve found 12 people infected with the virus after testing 95 samples from Jashore, Jhenaidah, Narail, Magura and Chuadanga as of Friday,” said Dr Iqbal Kabir Jahid, director of Genome Centre and Chairman of Microbiology department of the university.
Of the new patients, nine are from Jashore, two from Jhenaidah and one is from Narail, he added.
Dr Iqbal also said they have already sent the test reports to the respective civil surgeons, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) and other authorities concerned through email.
Meanwhile, Jashore Civil Surgeon Dr Sheikh Abu Shahin said they have been trying to identify the people who tested positive for the virus.
In the daily online bulletin on Saturday, Additional Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Dr Nasima Sultana said coronavirus has spread to 60 districts in the country except Rangamati, Khagrachhari, Jhenidah and Satkhira.
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