Amid a steady rise in virus infections and deaths across the country, the Covid crisis in the bordering districts has apparently deepened further. As in the past few days, the hospitals in these districts grappled with an increasing number of patients yesterday. Most of the Covid units at the hospitals had already been at full capacity. Some of them kept turning away new
Rajshahi city appears to be hotspot for Covid-19
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RAJSHAHI, June 9, 2021 (BSS)- Rajshahi city has now appeared as the new hotspot for Covid-19 amidst massive surge of infection for the last couple of days causing fear among the people .
According to the health officials, 115 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the city on Thursday last, while today’s (Wednesday) figure jumped to 300.
Six people died from Covid-19 during the last six days ending this morning , said Dr Quiume Talukder, Civil Surgeon of Rajshahi.
Meanwhile, a 100-bed designated corona hospital is going to be launched in Rajshahi in order to cope with the escalating trend of the Covid-19 .
Seventeen more people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in Thakurgaon district in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning, showing a sharp rise in the number of Covid-19 cases. Civil Surgeon Dr Mahfuzar Rahman said 17 people were found infected with the virus as per reports came from M Abdur