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12 more die of Covid at Rajshahi hospital
Twelve more people have died of Covid-19 at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) in the past 24 hours, officials said Friday.
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Among them, six were confirmed Covid cases, while the remaining patients showed symptoms of the virus, hospital director Brigadier General Shamim Yeazdani said.
Of the deceased, five were from Rajshahi district, two from Chapainawabganj, two from Natore and three belonged to Naogaon district.
Read:13 more Covid patients die at Rajshahi hospital
A total of 183 people have died of Covid-19 at RMCH in the last 18 days.
Shamim also said that some 41 people have been admitted to the corona unit of the hospital in the past 24 hours. "The figure was somewhat less than that of Thursday's, but the infection rate in Rajshahi rose to 43.87 percent," he said.
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On Thursday, 561 samples were tested at RMCH of which 220 emerged positive.
12 more Covid patients die at Rajshahi hospital
Twelve more Covid patients died in the past 24 hours at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH), health officials said on Thursday.
Of the deceased, nine hailed from Rajshahi district while three belonged to Chapainawabganj district, Deputy Director of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital, Dr Saiful Ferdous, said.
Of the 12 people, Dr Saiful said, seven had tested positive for Covid-19 while the others were admitted to Rajshahi Hospital with coronavirus symptoms.
Currently,b142 patients from Rajshahi, 111 from Chapainawabganj, 15 from Naogaon, 15 from Natore, three from Pabna, three from Kushtia and one from Chuadanga are undergoing treatment in the corona unit of Rajshahi hospital.
READ: 16 more Covid patients die at Rajshahi hospital
On June 2, Rajshahi Deputy Commissioner Abdul Jalil announced the administration's decision to impose restrictions in the district to break the chain of Covid-19 transmission.
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8 more Covid patients die at Rajshahi hospital
Eight more Covid patients died in the past 24 hours at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH), health officials said on Tuesday.
"Of the deceased, three had tested positive for Covid-19. Among them, two hailed from Chapainawabganj district and one belonged to Rajshahi district," said Deputy Director of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital, Saiful Ferdous.
The remaining five who died at the hospital in the past 24 hours, showed symptoms of Covid, he said. Of them, three hailed from Rajshahi, and the remaining two belonged to Chapainawabganj and Pabna districts, respectively.
In the past 24 hours, 33 patients have been admitted to the corona unit of the hospital. Of them, 16 are from Rajshahi, 14 from Chapainawabganj, one from Naogaon and two from Natore district.
READ: 16 more Covid patients die at Rajshahi hospital
With the fresh patients, a total of 257 people are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Overall, 71 people have died in Rajshahi division since June 1. “Of them, 43 were confirmed Covid-positive patients, while the remaining showed symptoms of the infection,” said Saiful.
The hospital is literally struggling to accommodate the rising number of Covid patients, officials said.
It may also be mentioned here that authorities in many districts have imposed strict restrictions for a week to break the transmission of the Indian variant of coronavirus.
Rajshahi Deputy Commissioner Abdul Jalil announced the restrictions on June 2.
READ: Nine more Covid patients die at Rajshahi hospital
According to the fresh restrictions, no one will be allowed to step out of their house between 7 pm and 8 am unless there's an emergency.
During the lockdown, all modes of public transport will stay off the roads. However, the movement restrictions won't apply on vehicles providing emergency services.
Moreover, all shops, markets and restaurants will remain closed, except for grocery stores and pharmacies. This is to allow people to buy their daily essentials and medicines from their local grocers and chemists, respectively.
Besides, lockdown restrictions have been imposed in Naogaon municipality of Niamatpur for a week starting June 3.
To break the chain of Covid-19 transmission, the local administration of Chapainawabganj also imposed a 14-day lockdown till June 7.
Meanwhile, amid the spike of Covid-19 cases, the local administration has announced a week-long lockdown in Natore, which will come into effect from Wednesday.
8 more Covid patients die at Rajshahi hospital
At least eight Covid patients have died in the past 24 hours at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH), health officials said on Saturday.
This is a steep fall from Friday's highest single-day death toll of 16. However, the daily infection rate has surged past 51 percent in the district.
Hospital Director Brigadier General Shamim Yazdani said that of the deceased, four were Covid-19 positive patients while four others showed symptoms of the virus.
"Of the deceased, five were from Chapainawabganj district, while the remaining three belonged to Rajshahi district," he said.
READ: 16 more Covid patients die at Rajshahi hospital
With the fresh deaths, the district's fatality count has reached 101 since May 24. Of them, 60 were confirmed Covid patients.
Meanwhile, the health authorities have detected 131 new cases after testing 256 samples in the past 24 hours in the district.
To stem the spread of coronavirus, the local administration has already enforced night time lockdown from 7 pm to 6 am.
It may also be mentioned here that authorities in many other districts have imposed strict restrictions for a week to contain the spread of Covid.
This was after the government recently empowered the district authorities to take a call on lockdown restrictions in their respective areas.
On May 31, Bangladesh Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam said, “District administrations have been given the power to enforce lockdown in their respective areas if the Covid situation worsens there.”
READ: Nine more Covid patients die at Rajshahi hospital
Due to the recent rise in Covid infections in the districts bordering India, authorities have imposed lockdowns in Khulna, Satkhira and parts of Naogaon districts too.
On May 8, the Indian variant was detected in Bangladesh for the first time. All those who tested positive for Covid returned from the neighbouring country.
The "highly contagious" Indian Delta variant was first detected in October last year. The World Health Organization labelled it a "variant of concern."
16 more Covid patients die at Rajshahi hospital
As many as 16 Covid patients have died in the past 24 hours at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH), health officials said on Friday.
This is the highest single-day death toll recorded in the hospital to date.
Hospital Director Brigadier General Shamim Yazdani said that of the deceased, 10 were Covid-19 positive patients while other six others showed symptoms of the virus.
Also read: 10 Covid patients die in one day at RMCH
Of the deceased, nine were from Chapainawabganj district, six from Rajshahi and one was from Naogaon district, according to the hospital authorities.
With the fresh deaths, the district's fatality count has reached 93 people since May 24. Of them, 56 were confirmed Covid patients.
In the past 24 hours, some 32 people have been admitted to the hospital with Covid-19 symptoms. Of them, 15 patients are from Chapainawabganj, 13 from Rajshahi district, three from Pabna and one from Natore district, said hospital sources.
It may be mentioned here that authorities in some districts, including Rajshahi, have already imposed strict restrictions for a week to contain the spread of coronavirus.
Also read: Covid-19: Strict restrictions imposed in Rajshahi, parts of Khulna, Naogaon
This was after the government recently empowered the district authorities to take a call on lockdown restrictions in their respective areas.
Rajshahi Deputy Commissioner Abdul Jalil announced the restrictions on Wednesday afternoon. No one will be allowed to step out of the house from 7 pm to 6 am in Rajshahi until June 9 unless there's an emergency, according to the order m
All business establishments will remain shut and no vehicles are allowed to ply on the roads except those providing emergency services. However, restaurants and traders can provide their services online.
On May 31, Bangladesh Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam said, “District administrations have been given the power to enforce lockdown in their respective areas if the Covid situation worsens there.”
Due to the recent rise in Covid infections in the districts bordering India, district administrations have imposed lockdowns in Khulna, Satkhira and parts of Naogaon districts too.
Situation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh on Thursday recorded 30 new coronavirus-related deaths and some 1,687 fresh cases in 24 hours.
Health authorities detected the new cases after testing 16,982 samples during the period. The number of tests has also increased over the past one week.
With the new cases, the country's total caseload has risen to 8,05,980, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The new deaths have pushed up the fatality count to 12,724.
Bangladesh reported its first coronavirus cases on March 8 last year and the first death on the 18th of that month.
10 Covid patients die in one day at RMCH
Ten coronavirus patients died at the Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) since Monday morning.
Deputy Director of RMCH Dr Saiful Ferdous said four of the patients died in ICU, three in Ward-16, two in Ward-22 and one in Ward-29.
“Most of them are from Chapainawabganj,” the doctor said.
Dr Ferdous said the number of infections in some parts of Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj increased at an alarming rate.
The hospital is struggling to accommodate the rising number of patients.
Currently, 168 Covid patients are being treated at RMCH.
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Strict lockdown in Chapainawabganj
The district administration put northwestern Chapainawabganj under a strict seven-day lockdown after a surge in Covid-19 cases.
The measure came after the district, which shares border with West Bengal, reported an alarming 55 percent positivity rate out of tested samples, Deputy Commissioner Monjurul Hafeez told the media Monday.
He described the situation as “severe” and suspected that the Indian variant might be responsible for the surge.
“The Indian variant may have spread in the district despite ensuring a 14-day institutional quarantine for all India returnees.”
Meanwhile, the government is easing the countrywide lockdown. Restrictions on public transportations have been lifted since Monday. Launches, trains, and inter-district buses have also started operating.
Language movement veteran Abul Hossain no more
Language Movement veteran Abul Hossain died on Wednesday afternoon. He was 87.
Abul Hossain was brought to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) at 4 pm, where doctor declared him dead, RMCH Director Brigadier General Shamim Yazdani said.
Dr Bellal Uddin of RMCH quoting Abul Hossain’s family members said Abul Hossain was suffering from breathing complications and chest pain along with old age complications.
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He took the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine on February 9, the doctor said.
Abul Hossain left behind two sons, one daughter and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death.
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Rajshahi City Corporation Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton and Rajshahi MP Fazle Hossain Badsha expressed deep shock at the death of Abul Hossain.
They prayed for the salvation of the departed soul and conveyed their profound sympathy to the bereaved family members.
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