KHULNA, Nov 24, 2020 (BSS)–With detection of 50 new positive cases in all ten districts of the division, the total number of COVID-19 infected patients now hit 23,770 till this noon.
A total of 22,365 have been cured from the lethal virus infection and recovery rate now stands at 94.08 percent,” Assistant Director (Health) for Khulna division Dr. Ferdousi Akhter told BSS.
The total number of COVID-19 patients rose to 23,770 with 50 new positive cases were reported after testing 145 samples at the Khulna Medical College Laboratory and two others COVID-19 laboratories in Khulna division in the last 24 hours till this noon.
Of the total new positive cases, 20 were detected in Jessore, followed by nine in Kushtia, seven each in Chuadanga and Khulna, three in Meherpur, two in Magura and one each in Jhenidah and Narail in the division.
With the new detected cases, the district-wise break-up of the patients are 6,809 in Khulna, 4,353 in Jashore, 3,551 in Kushtia, 2,170 in Jhenaidah, 1,570 in Chuadanga, 1,476 in Narail, 1,125 in Satkhira, 1,016 in Bagerhat, 994 in Magura and 706 in Meherpur, she added.
“Among the total 23,770 corona virus infected persons, 2,642 are undergoing treatment at isolation units of different hospitals as 22,365 have been recovered and 416 died while the rest are undergoing treatment in isolation at their respective homes in the division”, Dr. Ferdousi continued.
Talking to BSS today, Divisional Director (Health) Dr. Rasheda Sultana said the number of total fatalities now stands at 416 in the division with no more death was reported in the division on Monday.
The district-wise break-up of the death tolls are 106 in Khulna, 80 in Kushtia, 50 in Jashore, 38 in Jhenaidah, 37 in Chuadanga, 31 in Satkhira, 26 in Bagerhat, 20 in Narail,15 in Meherpur and 13 in Magura in the division.
“The average casualty rate among all 23,770 COVID-19 positive cases now stands at 1.75 percent in the division,” she mentioned.