COVID-19 cases reach 1,777 in Khulna division

The number of COVID-19 cases has surged to 1,777 in Khulna division with record 169 more new positive cases detected in a single day after testing samples at three COVID -19 laboratories in last 24 hours till Thursday noon, BSS reports.

Health officials said the newly detected 169 COVID-19 patients include 97 in Khulna, 13 in Bagerhat, 14 in Jashore, 20 in Kustia, 17 in Chuadanga, five in Narail, two in Meherpur and one in Magura districts in the division.

“The total number of COVID-19 patients now stands at 1,777 in all the 10 districts of Khulna division,” said assistant director (Health) of Khulna division Ferdousi Akhter.

. “We received 284 samples at Khulna Medical College (KMC) and other samples at Jashore and Kushtia laboratories in the last 24 hours till this noon and 169 of those were found COVID-19 positive,” she added.

The district-wise breakups of the COVID-19 patients are 589 in Khulna, 100 in Bagerhat, 86 in Satkhira, 283 in Jashore, 119 in Jhenaidah, 56 in Magura, 71 in Narail, 273 in Kushtia, 164 in Chuadanga and 36 in Meherpur.

Meanwhile, the total number of recovered of COVID-19 patients rose to 507 with discharging of 36 more people after their recovery from the Dedicated Corona Isolation Hospitals in all 10 districts of the division in the last 24 hours.