Our Correspondent :
Some 23 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in last 24 hours in Chuadanga district, taking the total numbers of the cases from virus to 1,141 here.
Chuadanga civil surgeon Dr ASM Maruf Hasan confirmed the matter on Tuesday morning.
He said 114 samples were sent to PCR lab of Kushtia Medical College Hospital and the result have came this morning where 23 found positive for the virus.
Of the newly contracted cases, six are in Sadar, 12 in Alamdanga, three in Damurhuada and the rest two in Jibannagar upazilas.
Among the total infected persons, 55 are undergoing treatment at isolation unit of Chuadanga Sadar Hospital and the rest are in home quarantine.
Meanwhile, 639 coronavirus patients recovered from the virus and 25 died in the district.
The first coronavirus in Chuadanga was reported on March 19 this year.
Though the rate of coronavirus cases is rising gradually in the district, people are not following health guidelines properly.
