Nine die at RMCH with Covid symptoms

A total of nine patients who had symptoms of Covid infection died at the Covid units of Rajshshi Medical College Hospital in 24 hours ending Sunday morning.

RMCH deputy director Saiful Ferdous told New Age that a total of 10 patients — one Covid positive patient and rest nine patients having Covid symptoms — died at Covid units of his hospital during the time.

He said that seven of the dead were from Rajshahi district, while two were from the boarding district of Chapainawabganj and the rest one was from Natore district.

According to RMCH officials, a total of 203 patients died in the Covid units of the hospital in the ongoing month while 106 were Covid positive patients.

Saiful Ferdous said tha 54 new patients were admitted to the hospital’s Covid units in the past 24 hours while a total of 377 patients were taking treatment at the units, now having 309 beds.

Of them, 166 patients were positive for Covid-19 while the rest were taking treatment at the hospital’s Covid units with symptoms.

Deputy director Saiful Ferdous told New Age that 270 out of 652 samples were tested positive for Covid-19 at the two labs of the Rajshahi Medical College and RMCH in the last 24 hours.

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