As many as 32 people died of Covid-19 in different districts of Khulna division in the 24 hours between 8am Thursday and 8am Friday.
Besides, 1,497 people tested positive for the disease during the same period, Khulna Divisional Health Office confirmed.
Of the deceased, nine died in Khulna district, seven in Kushtia, four each in Jessore and Meherpur, three in Narail, two each in Bagerhat and Jhenaidah and one in Chudanga.
The latest additions took the total number of cases in the division to 79,537 and the death toll to 1,804.
Meanwhile, 50,711 patients have recovered from the infectious disease in Khulna division since the beginning of the pandemic.
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