KHULNA, Oct 3, 2021 (BSS) - During the down trend in the daily number of
coronavirus (COVID-19) infections and fatality in recent weeks, the recovery
rate also rises and currently stands at 95.15 percent in Khulna division.
"A total of 1,06,923 COVID-19 patients healed till Saturday out of a
total 1,12,248 infected patients at the recovery rate of 95.26 percent,"
Divisional Director (Health) Dr. Jashim Uddin Talukder told BSS today.
The 1,06,923 cured COVID-19 patients include 26,811 in Khulna, 20789 in
Jashore,17,587 in Kushtia, 8,610 in Jhenaidah, 6974 in Bagerhat, 6,618 in
Satkhira, 6,577 in Chuadanga, , 4,794 in Narail, 4,410 in Meherpur and 3,753
in Magura districts.
Health officials said the total number of infected patients climbed to
1,12,248 as 29 new people were reported positive after testing 1,014
collected samples at three COVID-19 Laboratories in the division in the last
24 hour till today morning.
Of the newly detected COVID-19 patients, eight are in Jhenidah, six in
Jashore, four each in Magura and Khulna, three in Meherpur, two in Bagerhat
and one each in Kushtia and Chuadanga districts in the division.
The district-wise break up of the patients stands at 27,872 are in
Khulna, 21,639 in Jashore, 18,508 in Kushtia, 9,464 in Jhenaidah, 7,126 in
Bagerhat, 6,881 in Satkhira, 6888 in Chuadanga, 4,969 in Narail, 4,748 in
Meherpur and 4,153 in Magura districts.
"Among the total 1,12,248 coronavirus infected persons, 17,515 are
undergoing treatment at isolation units of different hospitals as 1,06,923
have recovered and 3,140 died while the rest are undergoing treatment in
isolation at their respective homes in the division", Dr. Ferdousi said.
With two more deaths in Jashore, the total number of fatalities now
stands at 3,140 in the division.
"The district-wise break-up of the fatalities are at 797 in Khulna, 770
in Kushtia, 494 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 the division".