Covid-19 claimed 60 more lives in Khulna division in 24 hours until Wednesday morning, the highest single-day fatalities in the region, said divisional health authorities. During the period, 1,900 people were infected with the deadly virus, shattering the previous record. Read: 22 more people die of Covid in Khulna Khulna recorded 51 deaths on Monday while 1865 people were found infected in one day on Tuesday. Dr Rasheda Sultana, director (Health), said 21 people died of coronavirus in Khulna in 24 hours, 11 in Kushtia, six in Jashore, seven in Jhenaidah, five in Chuadanga, four in Narail, three in Bagerhat, two in Meherpur and one in Magura districts. In the Khulna division, the first case of Covid-19 was detected on March 19, 2020 in Chuadanga. Read: Khulna Division sees record 51 Covid deaths in a day So far, 63,934 people have been infected with the virus in 10 districts of the division and the death toll has hit 1,325. Some 42,844 people have so far recovered from the disease.  

Eleven more people have died of Covid-19 at three different hospitals in Khulna district in the past 24 hours, health officials said on Friday. Of the deceased, 10 were confirmed Covid patients while the remaining exhibited symptoms of the virus. While eight people died at the dedicated Covid facility of Khulna Medical College and Hospital, two succumbed to Covid at the corona unit of Khulna General Hospital and one at the private Gazi Medical College Hospital. Also read: Khulna gasps for breath Khulna Corona Dedicated Hospital's nodal officer Dr Suhas Ranjan Haldar said that a total of 204 people are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital. Of them, 110 people are getting treatment in the red zone of the hospital, 54 in the yellow zone, 20 in ICU (intensive care unit), and 20 in HDU (high deficiency unit). On the other hand, as many as 33 new patients have been admitted to the hospital and 27 discharged after recovery since Friday morning. Kazi Abu Rashed, spokesman for the corona unit of Khulna General Hospital, said that some six people have been admitted to the hospital and eight others discharged after recovery till Friday morning. Gazi Mizanur Rahman, owner of Gazi Medical College Hospital, said that one died of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. Besides, some 109 people are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital. Of them, nine are in the ICU and 10 in the HDU. Also read: 13 more die of Covid in Khulna On Thursday, health authorities recorded the highest single-day death toll of 35 in Khulna division.