JUST confirms 12 new coronavirus cases

 

 

JUST Live: Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST) on Saturday confirmed 12 new coronavirus cases from Jashore, Narail and Jhenaidah districts.
“We’ve found 12 people infected with the virus after testing 95 samples from Jashore, Jhenaidah, Narail, Magura and Chuadanga as of Friday,” said Dr Iqbal Kabir Jahid, director of Genome Centre and Chairman of Microbiology department of the university.

Of the new patients, nine are from Jashore, two from Jhenaidah and one is from Narail, he added.Dr Iqbal also said they have already sent the test reports to the respective civil surgeons, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) and other authorities concerned through email.

Meanwhile, Jashore Civil Surgeon Dr Sheikh Abu Shahin said they have been trying to identify the people who tested positive for the virus.In the daily online bulletin on Saturday, Additional Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Dr Nasima Sultana said coronavirus has spread to 60 districts in the country except Rangamati, Khagrachhari, Jhenidah and Satkhira.

However, Jhenidah reported the first two cases as per the results of the tests carried out at the JUST lab. Bangladesh has so far confirmed 140 deaths and 4,998 coronavirus cases.

Dhaka, April 25 (campuslive24.com)//Ait

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