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

While 15 of the patients tested positive for Covid, the remaining showed symptoms of the virus, the officials said.

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Of them, 12 died at Khulna Corona Dedicated Hospital, one at the Covid unit of Khulna General Hospital, two at the private Gazi Medical College Hospital and four at Shahid Sheikh Abu Naser Hospital.

Khulna Corona Dedicated Hospital's nodal officer Dr Suhas Ranjan Haldar said that 12 people have died at the hospital in the past 24 hours.

Besides, 195 people are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital. Of them, 134 are receiving treatment in the red zone, 21 in the yellow zone and 20 in the intensive care unit, said Dr Suhas.

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Some 33 people have been admitted to the hospital in the past 24 hours. During the period, 20 people were discharged from the hospital post-recovery, he said.

Dr Gazi Mizanur Rahman, owner of Gazi Medical College Hospital, said 113 people are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital. Some 14 people have been admitted to the hospital in the past 24 hours and 13 discharged.

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Kazi Abu Rashed, spokesman for the corona unit of Khulna General Hospital, said 12 people have been admitted to the medical facility in the past 24 hours and 11 patients discharged after recovery.

Dr Chandra Debnath Shekhar, spokesman for Shaheed Sheikh Abu Naser Specialised Hospital, said that 44 patients are currently being treated at the hospital and of them 10 are in the ICU.