KHULNA, Oct 8, 2021 (BSS) - Due to the down trend of daily number of
coronavirus (COVID-19) infections and fatalities in recent weeks, the
recovery rate of the division is going to rise which is now stands at 95.39
percent.
"A total of 1,07,220 Covid-19 patients healed till Wednesday out of
1,12,405 infected patients with the recovery rate 95.39 percent," Divisional
Director (Health) in Khulna division Dr. Jashim Uddin Talukder told BSS
today.
Among the 1,07,220 cured patients, 26,904 are in Khulna, 20,834 in
Jashore,17,656 in Kushtia, 8,610 in Jhenaidah, 6987 in Bagerhat, 6,652 in
Satkhira, 6,593 in Chuadanga, 4,801 in Narail, 4,416 in Meherpur and 3,767 in
Magura districts.
The total number of infected patients climbed to 1,12,405 as 34 new people
were reported positive after testing 769 collected samples at three Covid-19
laboratories in the division during the last 24 hours till this morning,
health officials said.
Of the newly detected patients, 13 are in Kushtia, 11 in Khulna, four in
Jhenidah, two in Satkhira and one each in Narail, Meherpur, Jashore and
Chadanga districts in the division.
The district-wise break-up of the patients now stands at 27,902 are in
Khulna, 21,667 in Jashore, 18,561 in Kushtia, 9,480 in Jhenaidah, 7,127 in
Bagerhat, 6,892 in Chuadanga, 6,889 in Satkhira, 4,978 in Narail, 4,753 in
Meherpur and 4,156 in Magura districts.
"Among the total 1,12,405 coronavirus infected people, 17,596 are
undergoing treatment at isolation units of different hospitals as 1,07,220
have recovered and 3,146 died while the rest are undergoing treatment in
isolation at their respective homes in the division," Dr. Ferdousi said.
The total number of fatalities now stands at 3,146 while no more death
cases were reported in the division during the past 24 hours.
, "The district-wise break-up of the fatalities are 797 in Khulna, 772 in
Kushtia, 498 in Jashore, 266 in Jhenidah, 189 in Chuadanga, 181 in Meherpur,
144 in Bagerhat, 121 in Narail, 90 in Magura and 88 in Satkhira," the sources
added.
