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Covid-19: 31 high-risk districts identified by DGHS

11 districts under Dhaka Division and eight under Chittagong Division included in the list

Thirty one districts in the country have been singled out as high-risk areas owing to a rise in coronavirus infection rates in the regions.

The districts are Dhaka, Munshiganj, Narsingdi, Narayanganj, Rajbari, Shariatpur, Gazipur, Faridpur, Madaripur, Kishoreganj and Tangail under Dhaka Division; Chittagong, Feni, Noakhali, Brahmanbaria, Chandpur, Lakshmipur, Comilla and Cox’s Bazar under Chittagong Division; Rajshahi, Natore, Bogra and Naogaon under Rajshahi Division; Khulna, Narail and Jessore under Khulna Division; Rangpur and Nilphamari under Rangpur Division; Sylhet and Moulvibazar under Sylhet Division; and Barisal under Barisal Division.

The Directorate General of Health Services revealed the names of the districts through a press release issued on Wednesday.

Bangladesh has been witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths for the last few days.

On Wednesday, the country recorded the highest number of cases in a single day (5,358) since the outbreak of the pandemic in March last year.

At the same time, 52 new deaths from Covid-19 were also recorded across the country – the highest single-day fatalities in seven months.

Earlier, on Monday, DGHS Additional Director General Meerjady Sabrina Flora, in response to a query, said the authorities had noticed a higher transmission of Covid-19 in six districts on March 13. Covid-19 was surging in 20 districts just a week later on March 20, a figure which increased to 29 districts by March 24.

“This means Covid-19 is spreading fast across the country and there is no alternative to following health rules to break the transmission chain,” she added.

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