Twelve people including five women died of Covid-19 at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in 24 hours until 8 am on  Monday as infections and deaths continue to soar in the frontier districts. Among them, ten were Covid-19 patients while the rest two died after showing Covid-19 symptoms at the hospital, said director of the hospital Brigadier General Shamim Yeazdani. Read: Lockdown/Lock-in: Rajshahi taken off rail network to fight surge in infections Of the deceased, three were from Rajshahi, six from Chapainawabganj, two from Natore  and one from Meherpur district. A total of 137 people have died of Covid  in the last 13 days till Monday morning. Read:16 more Covid patients die at Rajshahi hospital Forty-four people were admitted to the Corona unit of the hospital in 24 hours till Monday morning and of them, 33 are from Rajshahi, five from Chapainawabganj, two each from Naogaon and Pabna and one each from Natore and Kushtia districts. Twenty-six people were discharged from the hospial after recovery during the period. 307 people have been undergoing treatment at the hospital against 271 beds at the Corona unit of the hospital. Read:Covid-19: Strict restrictions imposed in Rajshahi, parts of Khulna, Naogaon However, the hospital authorities are providing treatment after arranging additional beds, said Shamim. “Only those who need oxygen  facilities are being admitted to the hospital due to shortage of beds,” he said. As the coronavirus situation in Rajshahi kept worsening the district administration imposed a strict lockdown from 5pm on June 4 till June 17 midnight.  

Thirteen more patients died of Covid-19 at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) in the last 24 hours until 8 am on Sunday. Among them, six were Covid-19 patients while the rest seven died after showing Covid-19 symptoms at the hospital, said director of the hospital Brigadier General Shamim Yeazdani. Read:Lockdown/Lock-in: Rajshahi taken off rail network to fight surge in infections Two of the deceased hailed from Rajshahi, six from Chapainawabganj, three from Naogaon and one each from Natore and Kushtia districts, he added. So far, 125 people, including 70 Covid-19 patients, have died at the Corona unit of the hospital from June 1 till June 13. Forty-two new patients have got admitted to the hospital in the past 24 hours while 35 have been discharged. 294 people have been undergoing treatment at the hospital against 271 beds at the Corona unit of the hospital. Read:12 more Covid patients die at Rajshahi hospital However, the hospital authorities are providing treatment after arranging additional beds, said Shamim. As the coronavirus situation in Rajshahi kept worsening the district administration imposed a strict lockdown from 5pm on Friday  till June 17 midnight. After an emergency meeting on Thursday night, deputy commissioner of the district Abdul Jalil announced the lockdown. Read: 8 more Covid patients die at Rajshahi hospital During the lockdown all public transports and shops in the district will remain closed except emergency and medical services. Besides, passenger train services between Rajshahi and other parts of the country remained suspended.