File photo of patients undergoing treatment for Covid-19 in Khulna Dhaka TribuneWith the fresh deaths, 312 people have died so far at the hospitalNine more patients died at Khulna Covid-19 Dedicated Hospital in the last 24 hours until 8am on Wednesday, a top health official said. Among them, five were previously identified as Covid-19 positive while the rest four died after showing symptoms of the virus, said Dr Suhash Ranjan Halder, focal person of the dedicated Covid-19 unit. Besides, 139 patients are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital. In the Khulna division, the first case of Covid-19 was detected in Chuadanga on March 19, 2020. With the newly detected patients, a total of 12,045 cases have been confirmed in the district as of yet.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 16, 2021 08:26 UTC