Ten more people have died of Covid-19 at three different hospitals in Khulna in the past 24 hours, health officials said on Thursday.

While eight persons died at the dedicated Covid facility of Khulna Medical College, one each succumbed to Covid at the corona unit of Khulna General Hospital and the private Gazi Medical College Hospital.

Read: 13 more die of Covid in Khulna - Dhaka

Khulna Corona Dedicated Hospital's nodal person Dr Suhas Ranjan Haldar said a total of 198 people are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital. Of them, 105 people are getting treatment in the red zone of the hospital, 45 in the yellow zone, 20 in ICU (intensive care unit), and 20 in HDU (high deficiency unit),

On the other hand, as many as 33 new patients have been admitted to the hospital and 34 discharged after recovery since Tuesday morning.

Read: Alarming Covid surge in Khulna division; death toll crosses 1,000

Kazi Abu Rashed, spokesman for the corona unit of Khulna General Hospital, said that some 12 people have been admitted to the hospital and six discharged after recovery till Thursday morning.

Gazi Mizanur Rahman, owner of Gazi Medical College Hospital, said that one died of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. Besides, 95 people are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital. Of them, nine are getting treatment in ICU and ten in HDU.