9 Covid-19 patients die in Khulna hospitals in 24 hours
Nine Covid-19 patients died in two Khulna hospitals during 24 hours till this morning.
Among them, seven were admitted in the Covid unit of Khulna Medical College Hospital and the other two were being treated in Gazi Medical College Hospital. All of them had tested positive for Covid-19, reports our Khulna correspondent quoting hospital sources.
A total of 156 patients were admitted at the Covid unit of KMCH till 8am today, Dr Suhas Ranjan Haldar, focal person of the unit, said.
The Covid-19 dedicated unit of the hospital has 130 beds, he added.
Among the 156, 91 were in Red Zone, 26 in Yellow Zone, 20 in high dependency unit and 19 were in intensive care unit, Dr Suhas also said.
Meanwhile, 42 new patients were admitted during the period while 41 returned home after recovering, he added.
On the other hand, results of 210 samples came out positive for coronavirus infection among the 554 samples tested in KMCH PCR lab during 24 hours till this morning, Principal Dr Mehedi Newaj said. Current positivity rate is 40.94 percent.
Among the positive patients, 174 are from Khulna, 25 from Bagerhat, seven from Jashore, one from Satkhira, two from Narail and one is from Pirojpur.
On the other hand, 94 patients were admitted in the coronavirus unit of Gazi Medical College Hospital in 24 hours till 8am, said Gazi Mizanur Rahman, proprietor of the hospital.
Among them, seven were in ICU and seven more were in HDU, he said.
Fourteen new patients were admitted in the unit during 24 hours while eight returned home after recovering, Gazi added.
In the 70-seat coronavirus unit of Khulna General Hospital, 66 were taking treatment till 8am, spokesperson of the unit Dr Kazi Abu Rashed said.
Five were admitted during 24 hours and eight returned after recovery, he added.
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