BSS, Khulna
A number of 40 persons died of Covid-19 and 539 more people have tested positive for the deadly virus in the last 24-hour till Saturday morning in Khulna division, reports BSS.
The death toll from the virus reached 1,844 after 40 fatalities were reported in nine districts of the division during the time, said Dr Jashim Uddin Howlader, divisional director of health.
The total fatalities include the highest 487 in Khulna, 395 in Kushtia, 263 in Jashore, 162 in Jhenaidah, 137 in Chuadanga, 106 in Bagerhat, 95 in Meherpur 80 in Satkhira, 75 in Narail and 44 in Magura district, he said.
Among the new 40 deaths, 10 are each in Jashore and Khulna, eight in Kushtia, five in Chuadanga, three each in Jhenaidah and Meherpur, one in Magura district in the division.
A total of 539 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in all 10 districts of the division, climbing the number of infected patients to 80,076.
The new daily infection figure shows a sharp decrease compared to the previous day's figure of 1,497, said the health department sources, adding that the figure was 1,621 on Thursday.
“Among the infected people, 51,665 have, so far, been cured from lethal virus with 954 new recoveries found this morning,” said Dr Jashim, adding that a total of 10,716 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at different designated hospitals here.
Besides, all the positive cases for Covid-19 have, so far, been brought under necessary treatment while 80,500 were kept in isolation units of different hospitals for institutional supervision. Of them, 52,951 have been released so far.
On the other hand, 1,094 more have been sent to home and institutional quarantine afresh while 713 others were released from isolation during the last 24 hours till 8.00 am today.
Of the total new positive cases, the highest 201 were detected in Khulna, followed by 108 in Jashore, 88 in Kushtia, 44 in Chuadanga, 33 in Satkhira, 30 in Meherpur, 24 in Bagerhat, nine in Narail and two in the division.
The covid patients are now stands at 20,831 in Khulna, 16,846 in Jashore, 11,761 in Kushtia, 6,275 in Jhenaidah, 5,215 in Bagerhat, 5,209 in Chuadanga, 4,835 in Satkhira, 3,676 in Narail, 2,983 in Meherpur and 2,445in Magura in the division.
