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DGHS marks 12 districts as Covid-19 'red zones'

TBP Desk
19 Jan 2022 11:28:41 | Update: 19 Jan 2022 11:34:22
DGHS marks 12 districts as Covid-19 'red zones'

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in their recent data has identified 12 districts as high-risk "red zones" due to high infection rates of Covid-19 on Tuesday.

Based on the number of samples collected and patient identification rate from January 10 to 16, the Covid-19 Dynamic Dashboard of DGHS also labelled 32 districts as "yellow zones" that are at medium risk.

Dhaka, Chattogram, Rajshahi, Jashore, Kushtia, Bogura, Gazipur, Dinajpur, Lalmonirhat, Panchagarh, Rangamati, and Khagrachhari are the districts marked as red zones.

Districts at high risk have positivity rate between 10 and 19 per cent.

On the other hand, the districts marked as yellow zones are Sylhet, Feni, Narayanganj, Noakhali, Cox's Bazar, Moulvibazar, Faridpur, Munshiganj, Lakshmipur, Shariatpur, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Manikganj, Sirajganj, Gopalganj, Rangpur, Jamalpur, Naogaon, Jhenaidah, Natore, Satkhira, Pirojpur, Bagerhat, Magura, Narail, Patuakhali, Kurigram, Joypurhat, Sherpur, Jhalakathi, and Thakurgaon.

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