Authorities have recorded 10 more Covid-19-related deaths in the past 24 hours on Wednesday, taking the total death toll to 701 in Chattogram district.
Besides, 399 people tested positive for the virus after in1,364 samples test in nine laboratories during this period, said Chattogram Civil Surgeon Dr. Sheikh Fazle Rabbi.
Of the total infected people, 284 were from Chattogram city and the rest 115 from different upazilas of the district. The infection rate is high in Fatikchchari upazila.
So far, 58,724 people have been infected in the district.
Earlier, authorities have put Fatikchchari upazila under eight –day lockdown from June 23 due to worsening situation of Covid-19.
Source: United News of Bangladesh