Barisal division on Saturday recorded 13 new Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours.
Of them, nine died at Sher-E-Bangla Medical College and Hospital (SBMCH) and one each in Barguna, Barishal and Jhalakati districts, health officials said.
Besides, 156 people have tested positive for Covid in the division in the past 24 hours, pushing up the total caseload to 25,287, the officials said.
Divisional Health Director Dr Basudev Kumar Das said that 377 patients have died of Covid-19 in the division so far. And some 16,750 people have recovered from the deadly virus to date.
According to SBMCH authorities, 35 more patients have been admitted to the hospital in the past 24 hours.
The total caseload in Barishal district currently stands at 10,788. In Patuakhali, the figure is 3,137. The two districts have logged 104 and 10 cases, respectively, in the past 24 hours.
In Bhola, some 2,525 people have been found infected with Covid to date, including 38 in 24 hours. Pirojpur district, on the other hand, has logged 3,468 cases, Barguna 2,156 and Jhalakati 3,213 cases to date.
Source: United News of Bangladesh