KHULNA, Aug 21, 2020 (BSS) – With detection of 144 more positive cases in the last 24 hours till this noon, the total number of COVID-19 infected patients in the division has surged to 16,916, said a COVID-19 quarantine and isolation related daily report here today.
“We received 282 samples at Khulna Medical College (KMC) and other samples in Jashore and Kushtia laboratories during the past 24-hour till this noon and 144 of those were found COVID-19 positive,” Assistant Director (Health) of Khulna Division Dr. Ferdousi Akhter told BSS this noon.
Of the newly detected COVID-19 patients, 58 are in Jashore, one in Kushtia, 32 in Khulna, 13 in Narail, 13 in Magura,17 in Bagerhat and 10 in Satkhira districts in the division, the health official said.
“Among the total 16,916 COVID-19 patients, 5,296 are in Khulna, 2,670 in Jashore, 2,475 in Kushtia, 1,414 in Jhenaidah, 1,108 in Chuadanga, 1,077 in Narail, 923 in Satkhira, 820 in Bagerhat, 726 in Magura and 407 in Meherpur districts,” she added.
Under the division, the number of recovered COVID-19 patients continues increasing along with a rise in the number of infected patients in recent weeks, she mentioned.
“With the healing of 191 more infected patients, the total number of recovered COVID-19 patients rose to 11,707 with the recovery rate of 69.20percent in the division till this noon,” Dr. Ferdousi said.
“Among the total 16,916 coronavirus infected persons, 1,766 are undergoing treatment at isolation units of different hospitals as 11,898 have recovered and 290 died while the rest are undergoing treatment in isolation at their respective homes in the division,” she further said.
With the three more deaths the total number of fatalities now reached 290 in the division.
“The district-wise break-up of the fatalities remains at 75 in Khulna, 52 in Kushtia, 36 in Jashore, 26 in Satkhira, 22 in Jhenaidah, 25 in Chuadanga, 18 in Bagerhat, 15 in Narail, 11 in Magura and 10 in Meherpur districts in the division,” she added.
Currently, the fatality rate among the total 16,916 COVID-19 patients stands at little over 1.66 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.