60 more people have died in the last 24 hours due to coronavirus in Khulna division. At the same time, 1 thousand 591 people were identified. The number of detections has reached 71 thousand. Earlier on Saturday (July 10) 46 people died in the department. And on Friday (July 9) the highest death toll in the department was 71.
Rasheda Sultana, director of the departmental health department, confirmed this information on Sunday (11 July).
According to the sources of the health director's office, in the last 24 hours, the maximum number of 14 people died in Khulna district. Of the rest, 13 died in Kushtia, seven in Narail, six each in Jessore and Chuadanga, five in Meherpur, four in Magura, three in Jhenaidah and two in Bagerhat.
The first corona patient in Khulna division was detected in Chuadanga on March 19 last year. A total of 71 thousand 550 people have been detected in the 10 districts of the division since the beginning of the corona infection till Sunday morning. 1 thousand 593 people have died and 46 thousand 299 people have recovered.