In the past 24 hours, as many as 39 people succumbed to coronavirus in Khulna and Kushtia districts, officials said on Wednesday morning.
In Khulna, 22 people died of coronavirus in the worst Covid-affected district in the country. Of them, 21 died of Covid-19, the remaining one showed symptoms of the virus, reports UNB.
Of the deceased, 10 people died at the dedicated Covid facility of Khulna Medical College and Hospital, five succumbed to the virus at the corona unit of Khulna General Hospital, five at the private Gazi Medical College Hospital, and two at the Shaheed Sheikh Abu Naser Specialised Hospital, said nodal officer at Khulna Corona Dedicated Hospital, Dr Suhas Ranjan Haldar.
Besides, 189 people are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital. Of them, 116 people are getting treatment in the red zone of the hospital, 34 in the yellow zone, and 19 in the ICU (intensive care unit), said Dr Suhas.
Gazi Mizanur Rahman, the owner of Gazi Medical College Hospital, said five people died of Covid-19 during the period. Besides, some 131 people are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital, he added.
Moreover, five people have died of Covid-19 at the corona unit of Khulna General Hospital in the past 24 hours, while 65 people are currently undergoing treatment at the facility, said Dr Kazi Abu Rashed, spokesman for the hospital.
Prakash Chandra Debnath, a spokesman for Khulna Shaheed Sheikh Abu Naser Specialised Hospital, said, “Currently 43 people are undergoing treatment at the hospital, including nine in the ICU.”
In Kushtia, 17 people died of the deadly virus in Kushtia General Hospital amid an alarming surge in the number of new infections in the district.
Of the deceased, 10 were confirmed Covid patients while the remaining seven showed symptoms of the virus, said Dr MA Momen, administrator of Kushtia General Hospital on Wednesday.
Besides, 234 people have tested positive for corona in the district in the past 24 hours. "A total of 801 samples were tested during the period," he said.
The positivity rate currently stands at 29.21 per cent, which was 30.30 per cent a day before.
Moreover, a total of 277 patients are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital with Covid symptoms.
Dr Tapas Kumar Sarkar, the resident medical officer of the hospital, said the hospital staff are struggling to handle the rising number of Covid patients in the district.
So far, 9,432 people have been infected with the virus in the district, while the death toll from Covid topped 275. On the other hand, a total of 6,030 people have recovered from Covid to date.