A total of 784 more people have tested positive for Coronavirus in all 10 districts of Khulna division on Sunday till 8.00am, climbing the number of infected patients and 1,21,275.
No more death in last 24 hours, so total fatalities from the disease reaches to 3,206 including 810 in Khulna, followed by 791 in Kushtia, 519 in Jashore, 269 in Jhenidah, 189 in Chuadanga, 183 in Meherpur, 145 in Bagerhat, 121 in Narail, 91 in Magura and 88 in Satkhira while no more fatalities was reported afresh on the day, said Dr Monjur Morshed, Khulna divisional director of Health.
The new daily infection figure shows increase compared to the previous day’s figure 359, said the health department sources.
“Among the infected people, 1, 09,685 have, so far, been cured from the lethal virus with 49 new recoveries found on Sunday morning,” said Dr Monjur, adding that a total of 18,654 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at different designated hospitals.
Besides, all the positive cases for Covid-19 have, so far, been brought under necessary treatment while 1, 22,326 were kept in isolation units of different hospitals for institutional supervision. Of them, 1, 13.658 have now been released.
On the other hand, 65 more people have been sent to home and institutional quarantine afresh while 51 others were released from isolation during the last 24 hours till 8 am on Sunday.
Of the total 784 new positive cases, the highest 212 were detected in Khulna followed by 191 in Khulna, 87 in Kushtia, 70 in Bagerhat, 65 in Satkhira, 51 in Chuadanga, 45 in Jhenidah, 36 in Meherpur, 14 in Naril and 13 in Magura in the division.
With the new 784 detected patients, the district-wise break-up of the total cases now stands at 30,107 in Khulna, 23,846 in Jashore, 20,103 in Kustia, 10,347 in Jhenidah, 7,669 in Satkhira, 7,362 in Bagerhat, 7,305 in Chuadanga, 5,207 in Narail, 4,928 in Meherpur and 4,401 in Magura.
A total of 1, 04,993 people have, so far, been kept under quarantine since March 10 in 2020 to prevent the community transmission of the deadly coronavirus
Of them, 1, 04, 640 people, now, have been released as they were given clearance after completing their respective 14-day quarantine.
