KHULNA, Sept 6, 2020 (BSS) – Around 77.70 per cent coronavirus (COVID-19) infected patients recovered since the beginning in all 10 districts of the division till Saturday.
“A total of 15,105 COVID-19 patients out of 19,882 infected persons have already recovered in the division. The total recovery rate is 77.70 per cent now,” Assistant Director (Health) of Khulna division Dr. Ferdousi Akhter told BSS today.
The recovery rate continues increasing following improved treatments being provided to the patients amid a falling trend now in the daily infection rate in the division.
“The number of recovered COVID-19 patients rose to 15,105 with the healing of 220 more infected people on Saturday across the division,” Dr. Ferdousi said.
Among the15,105 recovered patients, 4,839 are in Khulna, 2,400 in Kushtia, 2075 in Jashore, 1,159 in Jhenaidah, 1,007 in Narail, 870 in Chuadanga, 830 in Satkhira, 794 in Bagerhat, 702 in Magura and 429 in Meherpur districts in the division.
Meanwhile, the total number of COVID-19 patients rose to 19,882 with 129 new positive cases reported after testing 282 samples at the respective COVID-19 laboratories here in the last 24 hours till this noon.
Of the total new positive cases, the highest 34 were detected in Khulna followed by 24 in Jhenaidah, 22 in Jashore, 18 in Narail, 12 in Meherpur, six in Magura, five each in Bagerhat and Kushtia and three in Satkhira districts in the division.
With the new detected cases, the district-wise break-up of the patients now stands at 5,904 are in Khulna, 3,475 in Jashore, 2,884 in Kushtia, 1,721 in Jhenaidah, 1,292 in Chuadanga, 1,230 in Narail, 1,054 in Satkhira, 927 in Bagerhat, 839 in Magura and 556 in Meherpur, she added.
“Among the total 19,882 coronavirus infected persons, 2,093 are undergoing treatment at isolation units of different hospitals as 15,105 have recovered and 340 died while the rest are undergoing treatment in isolation at their respective homes in the division”, the health official continued.
Talking to BSS today, Divisional Director (Health) Dr. Rasheda Sultana said the number of total fatalities rose to 340 in the division with three more deaths from one each in Chuadanga, Magura and Satkhira districts reported during the period.
The district-wise break-up of the fatalities now stands at 86 in Khulna, 64 in Kushtia, 39 in Jashore, 31 in Chuadanga, 28 in Jhenaidah, 29 in Satkhira, 21 in Bagerhat, 13 in Magura, 12 in Meherpur and 17 in Narail under the division.
“The average casualty rate among all 19,882 COVID-19 positive cases now stands at over 1.71 percent in the division,” she mentioned.
On the other hand, a total of 160 more people have been sent to home and institutional quarantine afresh while 306 others were released in all 10 districts of the division in the past 24 hours till 12noon today.
A total of 57,297 people had, so far, been kept under quarantine since March 10 to prevent community transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Of them, 54,773 have, by now, been released as they were given clearance certificates after completing their respective 14-day quarantine period and 2,524 are currently remaining in home or institutional quarantine in the division.
Dr. Rasheda Sultana added that inclusive steps have been taken to provide improved health services to the infected patients and inspire the people in abiding by the health directives to prevent COVID-19 spread.