National Desk :
A total of 1, 202 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in all 10 districts of the division today, climbing the number of infected patients to 52,167.
In the last 24 hours, a total of 28 fatalities were reported in eight districts of the division till 8.00am today.
Death toll from the disease reaches 981 including highest 240 in Khulna, 189 in Kushtia, 133 in Jashore, 84 in Chuadanga, 83 in Jhenaidah, 79 in Bagerhat, 66 in Satkhira, 42 in Meherpur, 40 in Narail and 25 in Magura while 28 more fatalities were reported afresh today, said Dr Rasheda Sultana, divisional director of Health.
Of the new deaths, five each are in Khulna and Bagerhat, four each in Kushtia, Narail and Jashore, two each in Chuadanga, Jhenaidah and Meherpur district in the division.
The new daily infection figure also shows an increase compared to the previous day’s figure of 848, said the health department sources.
“Among the infected people, 36,615 have, so far, been cured from the lethal virus with 490 new recoveries found this morning,” said Dr Rasheda, adding that a total of 6,599 infected patients are now undergoing treatment at different designated hospitals here.
Besides, all the positive cases for Covid-19 have, so far, been brought under necessary treatment while 52,468 were kept in isolation units of different hospitals for institutional supervision. Of them, 37,209 have been released so far.
On the other hand, 424 more people have been sent to home and institutional quarantine afresh while 5 others were released from isolation during the last 24 hours till 8.00am today.
Of the total new positive cases, the highest 299 were detected in Khulna, followed by 195 in Kushtia, 177 in Bagerhat, 135 in Jashore, 106 in Chuadanga, 90 in Jhenaidah, 58 in Narail, 54 in Satkhira, 45 in Meherpur and 43 in Magura in the division.
With the new detected patients, the district-wise break-up of the total case are now stand at 14,632 in Khulna, 11,325 in Jashore, 7,184 in Kushtia, 3,994 in Jhenaidah, 3,274 in Satkhira, 3,083 in Chuadanga, 3,059 in Bagerhat, 2,528 in Narail, 1,601 Meherpur and 1487 Magura in the division.
