Covid-19: 31 more deaths in Kushtia, Chattogram

Some 31 people were dead in Kushtia and Chattogram due to Covid-19 in 24 hours till Sunday morning.

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Some 31 people were dead in Kushtia and Chattogram due to Covid-19 in 24 hours till Sunday morning. .
Kushtia General Hospital on Sunday morning reported 17 more Covid-related deaths in 24 hours amid an alarming surge in the number of new infections in the district.
Of the deceased, 13 were confirmed Covid patients while the remaining  four were showing the symptoms of the virus, said Dr MA Momen, administrator of the Kushtia General Hospital.
Besides, 176 people were tested positive for corona in the district in the past 24 hours. "Some 580 samples were tested during the period," he said.
The positivity rate currently stands at 29.88%.
Moreover, a total of 285 patients are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital with Covid symptoms.
Dr Taposh Kumar Sarkar, resident medical officer of the hospital, said, “The number of Covid-19 patients is increasing  day by day, forcing authorities to accommodate people on the floor of the corona ward. If the situation worsens further, it will be very difficult for us to handle it with this limited manpower.”
So far, 10,060 people have been infected with the virus in the district, while the death toll from Covid topped 310. On the other hand, 6,379 people have recovered from Covid infections to date.

UNB from Chattogram adds:  Local health authorities recorded 14 more Covid-related deaths in Chattogram district in 24 hours till Sunday morning.
During the period, 709 people tested positive for Covid-19 after the test of 2,082 samples in nine laboratories, said Chattogram Civil Surgeon Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi.
Seven of the deaths were reported from the city while the rest from different upazilas of the district.
So far, 65,008 people have been infected with the virus while 771 died in the district.
Of the total infected people, 416 were from Chattogram city and the rest 293 from different upazilas of the district.
The infection rate is very high in Sitakunda upazila, said sources at the Civil Surgeon office.