UNB :
Amid concerns over the spread of the Delta variant, Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) on Saturday morning recorded 13 more Covid-related deaths in 24 hours.
Among them, five were confirmed Covid-19 patients while the remaining eight showed symptoms of coronavirus, said hospital director Brig General Shamim Yeazdani.
Of the deceased, seven were from Rajshahi district, one each from Chapainawabganj, Pabna and Naogaon, and three from Natore district.
A total of 405 people, including 189 Covid patients, have died of Covid-19 in Rajshahi division last month alone as the situation is worsening in many border districts.
Shamim said that some 71 people have been admitted to the corona unit of the hospital in 24 hours, while 44 people were discharged after recovery.
Bangladesh has enforced a seven-day countrywide stricter lockdown, with effect from July 1, amid a surge in Covid-19 cases.
In mid-April, restrictions on activities and movement were imposed across the country as cases and fatalities rose to their highest levels since the start of the pandemic.
The positivity rate fell in May, but started creeping up again in June.
Meanwhile, eleven more people have died of Covid-19 at three different hospitals in Khulna district in the past 24 hours, health officials said on Saturday.
While six people died at the dedicated Covid facility of Khulna Medical College and Hospital, one succumbed to the virus at the corona unit of Khulna General Hospital
and four at the private Gazi Medical College Hospital. Khulna Corona Dedicated Hospital’s nodal officer Dr Suhas Ranjan Haldar said that a total of 213 people are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital. “Of them, 113 people are getting treatment in the red zone of the hospital, 60 in the yellow zone, 20 in ICU (intensive care unit), and 20 in HDU (high deficiency unit).” Some 35 people have been admitted to the hospital in the past 24 hours, while 36 were discharged from the hospital, he said.
Gazi Mizanur Rahman, owner of Gazi Medical College Hospital, said that four people have died of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.
“Besides, some 109 people are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital,” he said.
Kazi Abu Rashed, spokesman for the corona unit of Khulna General Hospital, said that some 12 people have been admitted to the hospital in 24 hours. “Some seven patients have been discharged post-recovery.”