Seven more people have died of Covid-19 at Kushtia General Hospital in the past 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday morning. Covid fatalities in the district was just one the previous day, which gave hope to its residents that the worst was over. Read: Mentally disturbed woman drowns baby in Kushtia, held Besides, 45 people emerged positive for Covid in the district during this period, after 259 samples were tested. The positivity rate currently stands at 17.37%. Statistics officer of Kushtia General Hospital Md Mejbaul Alam said that a total of 80 people with Covid symptoms are currently undergoing treatment at the leading medical facility. The number is significantly low compared to that of July and the better part of August when almost all the 250 beds of the hospital used to be occupied with Covid patients. Read: Eight more die of Covid in Kushtia So far, 17,688 people have been infected with the virus in the district, while the death toll reached 724 on Tuesday. On the other hand, 12,308 people have recovered from Covid to date.

Kushtia General Hospital on Wednesday morning reported 12 more Covid-related deaths in 24 hours amid an alarming surge in the number of new infections in the district. Of the deceased, 10 were confirmed Covid patients while the remaining two showed symptoms of the virus, said Dr MA Momen, administrator of Kushtia General Hospital. Read:Covid: 9 more die at Kushtia hospital Besides, 325 people have been tested positive for coronavirus in the district in the past 24 hours. "Some 903 samples were tested during the period," he said. The positivity rate currently stands at 35.99%, which was 29.39% a day before. Read: 22 deaths in 24 hours: Kushtia records its highest daily Covid toll Moreover, a total of 279 patients with Covid symptoms are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital. So far, 11,198 people have been infected with the virus in the district, while the death toll stands at 359. On the other hand, 7,002 people have recovered from Covid in the district to date.

Nine more Covid-19 related deaths were recorded at Kushtia General Hospital in 24 hours till Tuesday  morning. Of the deceased, eight were confirmed Covid patients while the remaining one showed symptoms of the virus, said Dr MA Momen, administrator of Kushtia General Hospital. Read:Kushtia reports 17 more Covid-related deaths Besides, the district logged as many as 291 fresh Covid cases in the past 24 hours, said Dr Momen. "Some 990 samples were tested during this period." The positivity rate in the district also increased to 29.39% from the previous day's 26.97%. Besides, 261 patients with Covid symptoms are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital, the official said. So far, 10,873 people have been found infected in the district, while 350 people have died of Covid-19 to date. Read: Covid-19: 14 more die in Kushtia Dr Tapas Kumar Sarkar, the resident medical officer of the hospital, said that although the number of patients admitted at the facility is marginally more than the number of hospital beds, the influx of new patients has dropped in the past few days.  

Three men died at the Kushtia General Hospital early Wednesday after reportedly drinking copious amounts of locally distilled liquor.