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COVID-19-KHULNA
12 more test COVID-19 positive in Khulna division
KHULNA, May 23, 2020 (BSS) -Twelve more persons were diagnosed as
coronavirus positive after testing 201 samples at the three COVID -19
laboratories in the division in last 24 hours till 12 noon today, raising the
total number of confirmed cases to 397.
The newly detected 12 COVID-19 patients include four in Khulna, five in
Bagerhat, two in Satkhira and one in Jashore districts.
Assistant Director (Health) of Khulna division Dr. Ferdousi Akther said “We
have received 188 samples of suspected coronavirus patients at KMC in Khulna
and 13 samples in Jashore and Kustia laboratories in the last 24 hours and 12
of those were found COVID-19 positive.”
She informed that the total number of infected patients rose to 397 after
testing 4,312 samples at the three regional COVID-19 laboratories till 12
noon today, since April 7.
Of the total 397 patients, 42 are in Khulna, 19 in Bagerhat, 32 in
Satkhira, 96 in Jashore, 46 in Jhenaidah, 19 in Magura, 22 in Narail, 31 in
Kustia, 83 in Chuadanga and seven in Meherpur, she said.
Meanwhile, a total of 133 COVID-19 patients were released so far after
their recovery from the Dedicated Corona Isolation Hospitals in all ten
districts of Khulna division till 12noon today.
At the same time, a total of eight fatalities were reported so far with
three in Khulna, two in Bagerhat, one each in Chuadanga, Narail and Meherpur
districts in the division.
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