Shawdesh Desk:

At least 69 patients died at the Covid units of hospitals in seven districts in Bangladesh in 24 hours ending Tuesday morning.

The districts are Rajshahi, Khulna, Kushtia, Barishal, Chattogram, Tangail and Mymensingh.

Of the deceased, 36 were Covid patients and 33 had symptoms, according to the reports received from the districts.

New Age Staff Correspondent in Rajshshi, quoting Rajshshi Medical College Hospital director Brigadier Shameem Yazdany, reported that 21 patients — five Covid positive patients and 16 having symptoms — died at the Covid unit of the hospital in the past 24 hours.

In Khulna, three Covid patients died in the Covid Dedicated Hospital and one each Covid patients died in Shaheed Sheikh Abu Naser Specialised Hospital and Khulna General Hospital, New Age correspondent in Khulna, quoting officials of the hospitals, reported.

New Age Islamic University correspondent, quoting Kushtia civil surgeon Anowarul Islam, reported that nine people — eight Covid patients and another having symptoms — died in the district during the time.

Our Correspondent in Barishal, referring to a release by Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, reported that seven patients with symptoms died in the hospital’s Covid unit in the past 24 hours ending 8:00am on Tuesday.

New Age correspondent in Chattogram, quoting the district civil surgeon Sheikh Fazle Rabbi, reported that a total of 10 Covid patients died at hospitals in Chattogram in past 24 hours.

New Age correspondent in Mymensingh, quoting the Mymensingh Medical College Hospital’s Covid unit focal person Mahiuddin Khan Moon, reported that seven Covid patients and eight others with symptoms died in the Covid units of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital during the time.

During the time, one Covid patient and another with symptoms died in Tangail district, reported New Age Correspondent in the district, quoting the district civil surgeon Abul Fazal Mohammad Shahabuddin Khan.