The coronavirus situation is worsening in Bangladesh’s Covid hotspot of Khulna by the day.
On Tuesday morning, the division logged as many as 1,865 Covid cases in 24 hours, the highest single-day spike to date.
Besides, Khulna recorded some 40 Covid deaths during the period, Rasheda Sultana, divisional director of the health directorate, said.
Of them, 14 were from Khulna, 13 were from Kushtia, six from Jessore, three from Meherpur and one each from Jhenaidah, Satkhira, Bagerhat and Chuadanga districts.
Just a day before, the division shattered all previous records in terms of deaths, with 51 people succumbing to the virus on Monday.
Earlier in the day, our local correspondent reported about 17 Covid-related deaths in 24 hours at three different hospitals in Khulna city alone.
Thirteen of them succumbed to Covid-19, while the remaining four died after showing symptoms of the virus, said nodal officer at Khulna Corona Dedicated Hospital, Dr Suhas Ranjan Haldar.
Amid an alarming surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths over the past few weeks, Khulna division is now clamouring for oxygen.
While few hospitals in Khulna division have already run out of the life-saving gas, many other medical facilities are operating on the edge due to an acute shortage of oxygen.
During the past week, seven Covid-19 patients have died at Satkhira Medical College Hospital in Satkhira district due to the unavailability of oxygen. A probe was ordered into the deaths on June 30, reports UNB.