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21 more die at Rajshahi hospital

Twenty-one more people died at different wards of the Corona unit of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) in the last 24 hours.

Brig Gen Shamim Yazdani confirmed the deaths to Jago News on Tuesday morning. 

Of the deceased, 10 died from the disease and 11 others died with its symptoms. Of them, 11 were male and 10 were female, he said.  

He also said, 7 of them were the residents of Rajshahi, 3 from Natore, 4 from Naogaon, 5 from Pabna and 1 each from Chapainawabganj and Jhenaidah.

In the last 24 hours, 55 new patients were admitted to the Corona unit of the hospital. 40 were discharged from the hospital. 178 Corona patients and 221 with its symptom are receiving treatments at the hospital, he added.