Khulna Division logged 27 new deaths from Covid-19 and 786 new cases in the 24 hours between Wednesday and Thursday mornings, as the Delta variant of the deadly coronavirus continues to wreak havoc across the country.
Between Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, 20 more deaths and 640 new cases were recorded in the division.
According to the divisional health director's office, nine people died in Kushtia, eight in Jessore, four in Norail, two each in Meherpur and Jhenaidah and one each in Bagerhat and Khulna.
With the fresh figures, the death toll in the division’s 10 districts climbed to 2,753 and the total number of cases to 102,588.
At the same time, a total of 83,609 people also recovered from Covid-19 across the division.