Eleven more people have died of Covid-19 at three different hospitals in Khulna district in the past 24 hours, health officials said on Saturday.
While six people died at the dedicated Covid facility of Khulna Medical College and Hospital, one succumbed to the virus at the corona unit of Khulna General Hospital and four at the private Gazi Medical College Hospital.
Khulna Corona Dedicated Hospital's nodal officer Dr Suhas Ranjan Haldar said that a total of 213 people are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital. "Of them, 113 people are getting treatment in the red zone of the hospital, 60 in the yellow zone, 20 in ICU (intensive care unit), and 20 in HDU (high deficiency unit)."
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Some 35 people have been admitted to the hospital in the past 24 hours, while 36 were discharged from the hospital, he said.
Gazi Mizanur Rahman, owner of Gazi Medical College Hospital, said that four people have died of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. "Besides, some 109 people are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital," he said.
Kazi Abu Rashed, spokesman for the corona unit of Khulna General Hospital, said that some 12 people have been admitted to the hospital in 24 hours. "Some seven patients have been discharged post-recovery."