Thirteen patients died while undergoing treatment at Covid units of four Khulna hospitals in 24 hours till 8 am today.

Twenty people died in the Covid unit of Kushtia General Hospital till 8am this morning.

Two hundred and twenty-five people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Largely ignoring the health safety rules, people in their thousands left the capital for their village homes yesterday to celebrate the Eid-ul-Azha with their loved ones.

Even amid the pandemic, Dhaka residents thronged shopping centres and markets yesterday for Eid shopping.

With the number of Covid-19 patients in Chattogram increasing every day, almost all Covid-dedicated beds at hospitals are occupied. According to health experts, the ongoing trend indicates that the infection rate in the district may peak in some days.