KHULNA, Aug 20 2020 (BSS) – The total number of COVID-19 patients in
Khulna division rose to 16,772 as 258 more positive cases were reported in the past 24 hours, said a COVID-19 quarantine and isolation related daily report here today.
A total of 11,707 patients have so far recovered from the lethal virus, Assistant Director (Health) of Khulna division Dr. Ferdousi Akhter told BSS this noon.
“We received 282 samples at Khulna Medical College (KMC) and other samples in Jashore and Kushtia laboratories in the last 24 hours till this noon and 258 of those were found COVID-19 positive,” he said.
The health official said among the fresh cases, 84 are in Jashore, 37 in Kushtia, 35 in Khulna, 33 in Jhenaidah , 22 in Narail, 22 in Meherpur, 17 in Chuadanga, six in Magura, , one each in Bagerhat and Satkhira district in the division.
“Among the total patients, 5,264 are in Khulna, 2,612 in Jashore, 2,474 in Kushtia, 1,414 in Jhenaidah, 1,108 in Chuadanga, 1,064 in Narail, 913 in Satkhira, 803 in Bagerhat, 713 in Magura and 407 in Meherpur districts” Dr. Ferdousi said.
“With the healing of 344 more infected patients, the total number of recovered COVID-19 patients rose to 11,707 with the recovery rate of 69.80 percent in the division till today’s noon,” she said.
“Among the total infected persons, 1,735 are undergoing treatment at isolation units of different hospitals as 11,707have recovered and 287 died while the rest are undergoing treatment in isolation at their respective homes in the division”, Dr. Ferdousi said.
With the three more deaths the total number of fatalities now reached 287 in the division.
“The district-wise break-up of the fatalities remains at 75 in Khulna, 52 in Kushtia, 34 in Jashore, 26 in Satkhira, 22 in Jhenaidah, 25 in Chuadanga, 18 in Bagerhat, 15 in Narail, 10 in Magura and 10 in Meherpur districts in the division”, she added.
Currently, the fatality rate among the total 16,517 Covid-19 patients stands at little over 1.71 percent in the division.
Divisional Director (Health) Dr. Rasheda Sultana said comprehensive steps have been taken to inspire the people in abiding by the health directives to prevent COVID-19 spread and provide health services to the infected patients to face the situation.