Barisal logged 710 fresh Covid cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning, the division's highest single-day spike this year. Among the 710 fresh Covid cases in the division, 211 infection cases have been identified in Barisal district alone. And so far, 9,396 people have been infected with Covid-19 in this district. Read:Coronavirus: PM holds videoconference with Barisal, Khulna divisions Besides, 13 more Covid-related deaths have been recorded in the Barisal division during the period. Among them, eight died in Sher-E-Bangla Medical College and Hospital (SBMCH), two in Pirojpur and one each in Patuakhali, Barguna and Jhalokati. Divisional Health Director Dr Basudev Kumar Das said 349 patients have died of Covid-19 in the division so far. Read:1200-bed Covid dedicated hospital to be set up in BSMMU Some 69,959 patients have been identified in the division to date and 15,764 of them have recovered. According to SBMCH authorities, 51 more patients were admitted to the hospital in 24 hours till Sunday morning. Read: Covid onslaught in Bangladesh continues; 185 more die Moreover, 298 covid patients are currently undergoing treatment in the corona unit of the SBMCH. On Friday, local authorities imposed a ban on the admission of general patients to the SBMCH to ease the pressure on the hospital doctors.