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

Twenty-two 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, nine were Covid-19 positive and the other person had symptoms.

A total of 189 people were undergoing treatment at the hospital's Covid unit till 8:00am today. Of them, 116 are undergoing treatment in red zone, 34 in yellow zone, 20 are in high-dependency unit (HDU) and 19 at intensive care unit (ICU), reports our Khulna correspondent.

Forty-one patients were admitted at the unit in 24 hours till this morning and 32 were discharged from the hospital.

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

Besides, 131 patients were receiving treatment during this time at the hospital's Covid unit. Of them, eight were in ICU and nine in HDU, he added.

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

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