KHULNA, Apr 18, 2021 (BSS) –The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases has surged to 29,423 today due to continuous rise in the daily number of the infections in recent weeks in all ten districts of Khulna division.
“The number of Covid-19 patients climbed to 29,423 with 77 new infections have been detected after testing 282 samples on Sunday at three COVID-19 Laboratories in the division,” Assistant Director (Health) of Khulna division Dr. Ferdousi Akhter told BSS this noon.
The health officials said the newly detected COVID-19 patients are
50 in Khulna, nine in Narail, eight in Jhenidah, four in Jashore, three in Bagerhat, two in Meherpur and one in Kushtia districts in the division.
Dr. Ferdousi said all the positive cases for COVID-19 have, so far, been brought under necessary treatment while 29,514 others are being monitored in isolation units in different hospitals under institutional supervision and another 26,595 were released.
“The district-wise break up of the patients stands at 8,453 are in Khulna, 5,833 in Jashore, 4,435 in Kushtia, 2,662 in Jhenaidah, 1,819 in
Chuadanga, 1,721 in Narail, 1231 in Satkhira, 1226in Bagerhat, 1166 in Magura and 877 in Meherpur districts, ” Dr. Ferdousi said.
“With the healing of 89 more infected patients, the total number of recovered COVID-19 patients rose to 26,281 with the recovery rate of 89.32 percent in Khulna division till today’s noon ,” she said.
Talking to BSS today, Divisional Director (Health) Dr. Rasheda Sultana
said the number of total fatalities rose to 521 in the division with one more death was reported on Sunday.
The district-wise break up of the 521 fatalities stands at 130 in Khulna, 100 in Kushtia, 68 in Jashore, 49 in Jhenaidah, 48 in Chuadanga, 37 in Satkhira, 29 in Bagerhat, 22 in Magura, 21 in Narail and 17 in Meherpur districts in the division.
“The average casualty rate among all 29,423 COVID-19 positive cases now
stands at over 1.77 percent in the division,” Dr. Rasheda said.
Dr. Rasheda Sultana added that comprehensive steps have been taken to inspire the people in abiding by the health safety guidelines to bring down both infection and fatality rates