14 died, 159 cured: 748 test corona positive in Barishal divn

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Barishal Correspondent :
Till Wednesday noon, 748 persons were detected as corona positive, 159, cured after treatment and 14 died in Barishal division.
Out of the 748 infected corona-positive patients 425 were from Barishal, 78 from Pirojpur, 71 from Barguna, 65 from Patuakhali, 57 from Jhalakathi and 52 from Bhola districts.
Among them 86 from six districts of Barishal division were detected as Covid-19 infected within last 24-hours.
Dr. Basudev Kumar Das, Divisional Health Director, disclosed these facts on Wednesday afternoon.
Besides, fourteen including one from Kalaskathi, two from Muladi of Barishal, one from Mirzaganj, one from Sadar, one from Dumki, one from Galachipa of Patuakhali, one from Amtali and one from Betagi of Barguna, one from Nazirpur, one from Nesarabad of Pirojpur, one from Nalcity, one from Kathalia of Jhalakathi and one from Lalmohon of Bhola districts died of corona till this report.
Divisional Health Directorate sources added that 13,847 persons were sent to home quarantine and 1022 to institutional quarantine in six districts of the division including Barishal City Corporation since March 10, 2020.
Among them 11,600 completing home quarantine and 794 completing institutional quarantine received released certificates.
Dr. Bakir Hossain, Director, Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, informed that 708 patients were admitted at corona isolation units and other public hospitals of the division and among them 337 were released after getting treatment from there.
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