BSS, Khulna :
The total number of COVID-19 patients in Khulna division rose to 15,602 as 218 more positive cases were reported in the past 24 hours.
A total of 10,513 patients have so far recovered from the lethal virus, a health official said.
“As many as 218 people were reported COVID-19 positive as 282 samples were tested at Khulna Medical College (KMC) in the past 24 hours,” Assistant Director (Health) of Khulna division Dr. Ferdousi Akhter told BSS on Sunday.
The health official said among the fresh cases, 47 are in Khulna, 45 in Kushtia, 45 in Chuadanga, 25 in Jhenaidah, 36 in Satkhira,17 in Meherpur, two in Narail and one in Jashore under the division.
A total of 286 people in the division died from the pandemic after COVID-19 cases were detected on March 8, Ferdousi said adding, currently, the total fatality rate in the division is 1.69 percent.
