KHULNA, July 16, 2021 (BSS) – A total of 32 people died while 1,497 more people tested Covid positive in Khulna division today, climbing the death toll to 1,804 while positive patients to 79,537.
 
“The highest number of deaths were recorded in Khulna with 477, followed by 387 in Kushtia, 253 in Jashore, 159 in Jhenidah, 132 in Chuadanga, 106 in Bagerhat, 92 in Meherpur 80 in Satkhira, 75 in Narail and 43 in Magura, said Dr Jashim Uddin Howlader, divisional director of Health.
 
Of the new death, nine are in Khulna, seven in Kushtia, four each in Jashore and Meherpur, three in Narail, two each in Bagerhat and Jhenidah, one in Chuadanga in the division.
 
The new daily infection figure also showed decreased compared to the previous day's figure of 1,639, said the health department sources, adding that the figure was 1,621 on Tuesday.