UNB :
Barishal division has logged 14 new Covid deaths in the past 24 hours, health officials said on Saturday morning.
Of the deceased, eight were confirmed Covid patients while the remaining showed symptoms of the virus infection.
Of them, 10 died at Sher-E-Bangla Medical College and Hospital (SBMCH) alone, the officials said.
Divisional Health Director Dr Basudev Kumar Das said that 469 patients have died of Covid-19 in the division so far.
Besides, 322 people have tested positive for Covid in Barishal division in the past 24 hours.
Of the fresh Covid cases in the division, 119 have been identified in Barisal district alone.
Some 33,144 active Covid patients have been identified in the division to date, according to the officials.
According to SBMCH authorities, 48 more patients have been admitted to the hospital in 24 hours till Saturday morning.
Moreover, 340 patients with Covid related symptoms are currently undergoing treatment at the corona unit of SBMCH.
Meanwhile, Khulna division has logged 19 new Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours until Saturday morning as the Delta variant of the deadly virus continues wreck havoc across the country.
According to the health director’s office, four people died in Khulna, five in Kushtia, three each in Jashore and Jhenaidah districts, two in Chuadanga and one each in Bagerhat and Meherpur, district.
Besides, some 571 new Covid infections have been detected in 10 districts of the division in the past 24 hours, pushing up the total cases to 92,932.
The total death toll in the division has now reached 2,338, said the officials.
Earlier, 34 people died of Covid-19 in the division on Friday while 793 people were found infected with the virus. In Khulna division, the first case of Covid-19 was detected in Chuadanga on March 19, 2020.
So far, 68,786 people have been recovered in the division.
