BSS
  13 Oct 2021, 18:02

1,07,582 coronavirus patients cure in Khulna division

  KHULNA, Oct 13, 2021 (BSS) - A total of 1,07,582 coronavirus (COVID-19)

patients among 1,12,504 infected people were released after their recovery in
all the 10 districts of the division till 8am today.

  "The percentage of recovered Covid-19 patients now stands at 95.63 in the
division," Assistant Director (Health) of Khulna division Dr. Ferdousi Akther
told BSS today.

  "We received 827 samples of suspected coronavirus patients at KMCH in
Khulna and other samples in Jashore and Kushtia laboratories in the last 24
hours and 21 of those were found Covid-19 positive," she said.

  The newly detected 21 Covid-19 patients including eight in Kushtia, three
each in Jhenidah and Khulna, two each in Bagerhat, Chuadanga and Jashore and
one in Narail in the division.

  The health official informed that the total number of infected people rose
to 1,12,504 after testing their samples at the three regional Covid-19
laboratories till 8 am today, since March 10, 2020.

   Of the total 1,12,504 patients, 27,921 are in Khulna, 21,680 in Jashore,
18,598 in Kushtia, 9,496 in Jhenaidah, 7,132 in Bagerhat, 6,895 in Chuadanga,
4,982 in Narail, 4,753 in Meherpur and 4,156 in Magura districts, she added.

  At the same time, a total of 3,154 fatalities were reported with three new
deaths-- two in Kustia and one in Khulna districts-- during the last 24
hours.

  Among the total fatalities, 801 in Khulna, 774 in Kushtia, 500 in Jashore,
266 in Jhenidah, 189 in Chuadanga, 181 in Meherpur, 144 in Bagerhat, 121 in
Narail, 90 in Magura and 88 in Satkhira districts in Khulna division.