154 persons test Covid-19 +ve in Cachar till 6 PM on Friday; 5 dies at SMCH

May 7: A total of 154 new cases of COVID-19 was reported till 6 PM on Friday in Cachar. The number of positive cases is expected to rise towards the night. During the day, 142 persons were found positive in Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT), whereas 12 more were detected positive in RT-PCR Test. This was informed by Suman Choudhury, District Media Expert on Friday evening. Further, during the day, 256 air passengers arrived at Silchar Airport, who did Covid test at Tikal Model Hospital, wherein 12 of them were found positive. It needs mention here that on Thursday, 230 persons were detected as Covid-19 positive in Cachar.

In last 24 hours, 5 more Covid-19 infected patients died at Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH), out of which, 4 are from Cachar district and 01 from Karimganj. This is the highest single day spike in death of Covid patients in the district this year. This was stated by Dr. Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH on Friday evening. The 05 deceased were identified as:

• Sekhar Chandra Das (71) from Banamali Road in Karimganj was admitted at SMCH. He was admitted on 1 May and breathed his last at 8 PM on 6 May, 2021.
• Mridul Kanti Roy (50) from Second Link Road in Silchar was admitted at SMCH on 3 May. He lost his life at 9 PM on 6 May.
• Suk Sagar Dutta (69) from Itkhola, Silchar took admission on 6 May. He died at 7 AM on 7 May, 2021.
• Debi Kanungo (70) also from Cachar district was admitted at SMCH on 6 May. She breathed last at 1.35 PM on 7 May, 2021.
•  Prabash Chakraborty (82) from Ganganagar in Cachar district was admitted at SMCH on 3 May. He, however, died at 5.50 PM on & May, 2021.

As per protocol, the death details have been forwarded to the State Death Audit Board in Guwahati for final certification of Covid or non-Covid death.