Letter: Drop more than 700 Positive Covid-19 cases recorded in the last 24 hours ended on Saturday night in the city.
However, health officials, suspect that the decline might be due to the holidays and that the numbers can shoot once more after commercial activities continued from Monday.
Two deaths were recorded on Friday, where one man was not vaccinated, while a woman was vaccinated in part.
On Friday, 2,986 new cases were recorded in the city, while the district recorded 273 cases.
On Saturday, 2,215 was tested positive in the city, while the district received 282 positive cases.
“The decline in positive cases could be due to the holidays of Uttarayan and a long weekend and cases will increase as a commercial activity regularly restart.
Because people don’t try hard, then the number of tests also go down,” said a health official.
Like opposing 26,800 tests on Friday, there was a decrease of 7,000 tests on Saturday with only 19,400 people tested.
“The results of the sample test sent earlier this week were stated in the last two days and due to the late results of the number of high positive cases.
In the next two days, the actual image would be clear,” said a health official.
A 45-year-old man who was not vaccinated received at a new civil hospital (NCH) since January 13 died on Friday.
The man was addicted to liquor and complained of respiratory problems after he was hospitalized.
A 75-year-old woman suffering from diabetes and blood pressure also died on Friday.
He was accepted at NCH on January 7 after complaints breathing and dizzy.
He has taken a dose of Covid-19 vaccine.