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Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Covid-19: 10 Rohingyas dead, 507 infected since last year

The Daily Star
Star Digital Report
April 20, 2021

File photo/Reuters


A total of 507 Rohingya refugees were infected with Covid-19 in the camps of Cox's Bazar since the coronavirus outbreak started March last year.

Dr Md Mahbubur Rahman, civil surgeon of Cox's Bazar, confirmed the information to our Cox's Bazar staff correspondent.

Of the 507 infected Rohingyas, 10 died from Covid-19, the doctor said.

Currently, nearly 8,88,457 Rohingyas are living in 34 refugee camps in Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas of Cox's Bazar, added our correspondent.

According to the Cox's Bazar Civil Surgeon's office, a total of 7,590 people were infected with coronavirus in Cox's Bazar district till yesterday since March last year and 89 people died. Among them, 507 are Rohingya refugees and the remaining are local residents of Cox's Baza.

Among the Covid-19 patients, total 6,317 have recovered. Of the total eight upazilas of the district, Sadar upazila has the highest number of infections. A total of 3,736 people have been infected so far in this upazila while 48 people have died so far.

Ukhia, a Rohingya refugee-dominated upazila, is in second place in terms of coronavirus infections. A total of 773 people have been infected so far in this upazila and of them, three people have died.

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