Khulna division, which has become the virus hotspot, has logged its highest-ever daily deaths with 46 fatalities reported in the 24 hours to Sunday.
As many as 1,304 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in all 10 districts of the division during the same time, taking the total caseload to 60,564 since the pandemic began.
With this latest development, the total death toll from the disease reached 1,214 including the highest 300 in Khulna, followed by 245 in Kushtia, 169 in Jashore, 102 in Jhenidah, 98 in Chuadanga, 89 in Bagerhat, 75 in Satkhira, 57 in Meherpur, 50 in Narail and 29 in Magura while 46 more fatalities were reported afresh during the last 24 hours, said Dr Rasheda Sultana, director of the Khulna Divisional Health Office.
“Among the infected people, 40,218 have, so far, been cured of the lethal virus with 566 new recoveries found this morning,” said Dr Rasheda, adding that a total of 7,933 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at different designated hospitals here.
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Besides, all the positive cases for Covid-19 have, so far, been brought under necessary treatment while 86,582 were kept in isolation units of different hospitals for institutional supervision.
Of them, 83,790 have been released.
On the other hand, 349 more people have been sent to home and institutional quarantine afresh while 276 others were released from isolation during the last 24 hours till 8am Sunday.
Of the total new positive cases, the highest 195 were detected in Jessore followed by 192 in Kushtia, 153 in Bagerhat, 150 in Khulna, 140 in Chuadanga, 125 in Satkhira, 121 in Narail, 113 in Jhenidah, 66 in Magura and 49 in Meherpur districts in the division.
With the newly detected patients in the division, the district-wise break-up of the total infected cases now stands at 16,387 in Khulna, 13,235 in Jessore, 8,473 in Kustia, 4,704 in Jhenaidah, 3,773 in Bagerhat, 3,653 in Chuadanga, 3,638 in Satkhira, 2,963 in Narail, 2,038 in Meherpur and 1,700 in Magura.
