Khulna division virus cases top 900 with highest detection in a day
The number of caseload for coronavirus disease, COVID-19, has surged to 917 in Khulna division with detection of record 75 new cases after testing samples at three laboratories in the division in the last 24 hours till Tuesday noon, reports news agency BSS.
Health officials said the newly detected patients include 18 in Kushtia, 16 each in Khulna and Narail, 12 in Jashore, four each in Jhenaidah and Chuadanga, two each in Bagerhat and Satkhira and one in Magura districts of the division.
Talking to the news agency, assistant director (health) of Khulna division Ferdousi Akhter said a total of 349 COVID-19 patients have so far fully recovered out of the total 917 infected people in the division.
“We received 188 samples at Khulna Medical College (KMC) and other samples in Jashore and Kushtia laboratories in the last 24 hours till this noon. Seventy-five of those samples were found COVID-19 positive,” Ferdousi said.
The district-wise breakups of the patients are stand at 217 in Khulna, 45 in Bagerhat, 55 in Satkhira, 154 in Jashore, 64 in Jhenaidah, 41 in Magura, 47 in Narail, 138 in Kushtia, 127 in Chuadanga and 29 in Meherpur, she added.
Khulna divisional director (health) Rasheda Sultana said the average recovery rate of COVID-19 patients currently stands at 38.06 per cent while fatality rate 1.52 per cent in the division.
“Among the total 917 coronavirus infected people, 159 are undergoing treatment at isolation units of different hospitals while 349 were release and 14 died. The rest of the patients are in isolation at their respective homes in the division,” she said.
At the same time, a total of 14 fatalities were reported so far with four in Khulna, two in Bagerhat, two in Magura, two in Narail, two in Meherpur, one each in Jashore and Chuadanga districts.
On the other hand, four people died with coronavirus infection symptoms at flu corner of Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) in last 24 hour till this noon.
The deceased were identified as Rokeya, 65, from Hatbaria area in Narail, Kamrunnahar, 45, from Kotalipara area in Gopalgonj, Ramesh Chandra, a teacher and resident of city’s Sonadanga area and Md. Alim, 30 from Keshabpur in Jashore district.
Mizanur Rahman, focal person of flu corner and RMO of KMCH said they died after suffering from fever and cold-related disease.
“Samples have been collected from their bodies for coronavirus test,” he said, adding that they were admitted on Sunday with fever, cold related diseases and respiratory problems.