UNB :
Elevenmore Covid-related deaths were reported at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) in the past 24 hours, health officials said on Monday.
Seven of them were confirmed Covid-19 patients while 4 showed symptoms of the virus, said hospital director Brigadier General Shamim Yeazdani
Of the deceased, 5 were from Rajshahi, 1from Chapainawabganj, 2 fromNatore, 1 from Naogaon and twofrom Pabna. Sevenof them were men, the remaining women.
Shamim said that 42 people have been admitted to the corona unit of the hospital in the past 24 hours. On the other hand, some 44 people were discharged from the hospital after recovery during the period.
Besides, some 399 people are currently undergoing treatment at 513-bed corona unit of the hospital.
RMCH has been one of the most stretched hospitals in the country during the second wave of Covid-19,
particularly since the latter part of May when the deadly Delta variant of the virus was identified in multiple samples of Rajshahi division.
Meanwhile, fifteen more Covid-related deaths were reported at Kushtia General Hospital in the last 24 hours until Monday morning. Of the deceased, 10 tested positive for Covid-19 while remaining had symptoms, said statistics officer of Kushtia General Hospital Md Mejbaul Alam.
Besides, 141 people have tested positive for Covid in the district in the past 24 hours. “Some 511 samples were tested during the period,” he said.
The positivity rate currently stands at 27.59%.
A total of 220 people with Covid symptoms are currently undergoing treatment at the leading medical facility.
So far, 15,949 people have been infected with the virus in the district, while the death toll reached 630.
