If a COVID-19 symptom was identified in a family member on the day of the survey or in the previous seven days, the family would deemed 'symptomatic' and vice versa. About 6 percent of slum-dwellers in the city have been found to be infected with the virus. Fifteen percent of symptomatic patients were hospitalised, one of whom had died. “The tests conducted by the health directorate are identifying about 22 percent of COVID-19 patients. But the results of the survey are important,” Dr ASM Alamgir, principal scientific officer of IEDCR, said.

Source: bd News24 August 11, 2020 08:48 UTC