Nine more people have died of Covid-19 and related complications at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) in the past 24 hours, health officials said on Wednesday.
Four of them died of Covid, while five had symptoms of the virus, said hospital director Brigadier General Shamim Yazdani.
Of the deceased, four were from Rajshahi, two from Natore, and one each from Naogaon and Meherpur districts.
Besides, 16 people have been admitted to the corona unit of the hospital in the past 24 hours. On the other hand, some 32 people were discharged from the hospital after recovery during the period.
Currently, 261 patients are undergoing treatment at the hospital, which has 513 beds. Of them, 20 are being treated in the ICU, said the hospital director.
RMCH has been one of the most stretched hospitals in the country during the second wave of Covid-19, particularly since the latter part of May when the deadly Delta variant was identified in multiple samples in Rajshahi division.
Source: United News of Bangladesh