Thirteen more people have died of Covid-19 at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) in the past 24 hours, officials said on Saturday morning. Of them, five were Covid-19 positive patients while eight died with symptoms of the virus. Read: 20 more die of Covid at Rajshahi hospital Hospital director Brigadier General Shamim Yazdani saidof the deceased, five were from Pabna, three  each from Rajshahi and Naogaon, one  each from Chapainawabganj and Natore districts. In July,  566 patients have died at the Covid ward of the hospital  while the number was 405 in June. Of the deceased, 184 were confirmed Covid patients while 344 died with symptoms and 38 with post-Covid complications. In the past 24 hours, 48 new patients have been admitted to the Covid-19 ward of the hospital and 32 discharged after recovery. Some 433 patients are undergoing treatment at the 513-bed hospital. Of them, 19 are being treated at the ICU, said the hospital director. Read: 11 more die of Covid at Rajshahi hospital Of the admitted patients, some 188 have tested positive for Covid-19, while 178 have symptoms and 67 have post-Covid health complications.

Nineteen more people have succumbed to Covid at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) in the past 24 hours, health officials said Tuesday. Hospital director Brigadier General Shamim Yazdani said that six of the patients were from Rajshahi district, three each from Natore, Naogaon and Pabna, and one hailed from Sirajganj district. Read: 12 more die of Covid at Rajshahi hospital On July 1, the authorities recorded as many as 22 deaths in the district, the highest single-day toll so far. Last month, some 354 people succumbed to Covid-19 at the corona unit of RMCH. "Meanwhile, 158 people have tested positive for corona at the hospital during the 24-hour period. Some 469 samples were tested in two laboratories of the district during the period," the director said. Read: Rajshahi Medical sees 22 deaths in single day The positivity rate currently stands at 33.69%, which was 29.63% a day before. Besides, 63 people have been admitted to the hospital with Covid symptoms in the past 24 hours. Currently, 504 patients are undergoing treatment at the hospital which has 454 beds.