Khulna division has logged 31 new Covid-related deaths in the past 24 hours, health officials said on Wednesday.
According to the health director's office, nine people died in Khulna, six in Jashore, five in Kushita, four in Jhenaidah, three in Magura, two in Chuadanga, and one each in Bagerhat and Meherpur districts.
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Besides, some 866 new Covid infections have been detected in 10 districts of the division in the past 24 hours, pushing up the total cases to 90,549.
Similarly, the total death toll in the division has now reached 2,294, said the officials.
Earlier on Tuesday, some 1,435 people tested positive for Covid-19 while some 46 succumbed to the virus, according to the divisional health department.
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In Khulna division, the first case of Covid-19 was detected in Chuadanga on March 19, 2020. So far, 65,461 people have been recovered in the division.