Rajshahi Correspondent: Dhaka, July-23,

Twenty-two more people have died of Covid-19 at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) in the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday morning.

Of them, six were Covid-positive patients, while 15 showed symptoms of the virus and another died of post-Covid complications, the officials said.

On Thursday too, 22 patients succumbed to Covid at the hospital.

Hospital director Brigadier General Shamim Yazdani said that of the deceased, 11 were from Rajshahi district, four each from Chapainwabganj and Pabna, two from Natore, and one from Naogaon district.

So far, 411 patients have died in the Covid ward of the hospital in the month of July, while the number was 405 in June.

In the past 24 hours, 61 new patients have been admitted to the Covid-19 ward of the hospital, and 62 were released after recovery.

Some 412 patients are currently undergoing treatment at the 513-bed hospital. Of them, 20 are being treated in the ICU, said the hospital director.

Of the admitted patients, 186 have tested positive for Covid-119, while 174 are with symptoms and 53 have post-Covid health complications.