Ten more people have died of Covid-19 in Khulna division while 557 others tested positive for the deadly virus in the 24 hours until Wednesday afternoon.
With the latest development, the total number of fatalities has now reached 690 while the total number of cases in the division stands at 37,512.
“We received 1385 samples in Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMC) and other several samples in Jessore and Kushtia laboratories in the 24 hours till Wednesday afternoon and 557 persons have been diagnosed as Covid-19 positive,” Director (Health) of Khulna division Rasheda Sultana said.
The health official said among the newly detected Covid-19 patients, 143 were in Jessore, 108 in Satkhira, 80 in Khulna, 68 in Bagerhat, 67 in Kushtia, 29 in Narail, 19 in Chuadanga, 17 in Jhenidah and 13 each in Magura and Meherpur districts in the division.
The district-wise break-up of the Covid-19 patients now stands at 10,979 in Khulna, 7,699 in Jessore, 5,321 in Kushtia, , 3,010 in Jhenaidah, 2,117 in Chuadanga, 2,109 in Satkhira, 1,956 in Narail, 1,928 in Bagerhat, 1,292 in Magura, and 1,101 in Meherpur districts.
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Of the 10 deaths, four were in Bagerhat, three in Khulna, two in Kustia and one in Jessore.
Among the total fatalities, 191 are in Khulna, 122 in Kushtia, 84 in Jashore, 64 in Chuadanga, 57 in Jhenidah, 51 in Bagerhat, 48 in Satkhira, 27 in Narail and 23 each in Magura and Meherpur districts in the division.
Dr Niaz Mohammad, civil surgeon of Khulna, said of the 331 samples in Khulna in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning, 70 tested positive with an infection rate of 24%.
He said now the situation was no longer stable, but was rather highly contagious.
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Meanwhile, a total of 32,419 people have been cured of coronavirus, with 157 more people discharged from Dedicated Corona Isolation Hospitals in all 10 districts of the division in the last 24 hours.
The recovery rate now stands at 86.42% in the division.
Of the 37,509 coronavirus infected persons, 4,801 are undergoing treatment at the isolation units of different hospitals as 32,419 have recovered and 690 have died while the rest are undergoing treatment in isolation at their homes in the division.
Our correspondent Hedait Hossain Molla, Khulna contributed to this report.
