Five Covid-19 deaths in Kushtia in 24 hours, positivity rate 33.79%
Five patients of Covid-19 have died in Kushtia in 24 hours till this morning.
During the same period, 195 people have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, our local correspondent reports.
The current positivity rate in the district is 33.79 percent, Dr Anwarul Islam, Kushtia civil surgeon, confirmed today.
He said, the five who died due to Covid-19 were receiving treatment under Kushtia district health department.
Covid-dedicated Kushtia General Hospital's Resident Medical Officer Taposh Kumar Sarker said, in total 164 patients have been admitted to the hospital's Covid-19 unit till 9:00am today.
Apart from this, 1,556 people are in home isolation so far and the number was 1,412 yesterday, he added. In total, 185 people died and 7,185 people have tested positive for coronavirus so far in Kushtia.
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