Five new corona cases detected on Thursday; tally rises to 3,348 in Hailakandi

Dec.17: Five fresh COVID-19 positive cases have been reported from South Assam’s Hailakandi district on Thursday taking the total tally to 3,348. Health authorities here disclosed that all the five positive cases have been detected under RT-PCR. Altogether 529 swab samples were taken on Thursday out of which 49 are under RT-PCR and 480 under RAT.

Altogether 1,940 cases have been found positive under RAT with over 50 per cent without travel history. 3,313 persons on being cured have been discharged from hospitals.The number of active cases are 12 with seven afflicted persons under home isolation, four admitted at SK Roy Civil Hospital and one at Silchar Medical College and Hospital.

Nine COVID-19 positive patients have breathed their last at Silchar Medical College and Hospital. 14 deaths at SMC&H have been declared as ‘non-COVID’ by the State level Death Audit Board. Of the 31,500 RT-PCR samples taken, 29,056 have tested negative. Swab results of 107 persons are awaited. Altogether 1,26,711’swab samples were taken out of which 31,500 are under RT-PCR and 95,211’under RAT.