17 die in Covid units of 4 Khulna hospitals in 24 hours

Seventeen patients died while undergoing treatment at the Covid units of four Khulna hospitals in 24 hours till 8am today.

The four hospitals are Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH), Gazi Medical College Hospital, Khulna General Hospital and Shahid Sheikh Abu Naser Specialized Hospital. 

Dr Suhas Ranjan Halder, resident medical officer and spokesperson of the Covid unit at KMCH, said that 10 patients died at the unit in 24 hours till this morning. Of them, five were Covid-19 positive and the other five had symptoms.

A total of 199 people were undergoing treatment at the hospital's Covid unit till 8am today. Of them, 125 are undergoing treatment in red zone, 34 in yellow zone, 20 are in high-dependency unit (HDU) and 20 at intensive care unit (ICU), reports our Khulna correspondent.

Gazi Medical College Hospital owner Gazi Mizanur Rahman said, three patients died at the hospital's Covid unit during 24 hours till 8am.

Besides, 129 patients were receiving treatment during this time at the hospital's Covid unit. Of them, nine were in ICU and nine more in HDU, he added.

On the other hand, three patients died while being treated at the Covid unit of Khulna General Hospital, said the unit's spokesperson Dr Kazi Abu Rashed. Seventy-six were taking treatment at the unit till this morning, he added.

At Shahid Sheikh Abu Naser Specialized Hospital, one died at the Covid unit during the period, said the unit's spokesperson Dr Prakash Chandra Debnath.

Forty-five patients were receiving treatment during this time at the hospital's Covid unit. Of them, 10 were in ICU, he added.