56 patients in ICU, 12 in ventilator support & no Covid death at SMCH on Thursday

July 1: Death of Covid-19 patients continued unabated in Barak Valley for more than a month with a gap of two days in between. However, the last 24 hours (5 PM on 30 June to 5 PM on 1 July) again did not witness the death of any Covid-19 positive patient at Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH).  This was informed by Dr. Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH on Thursday evening.

Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH informed that till 5 PM on 1 July, there were 120 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College, out of which 56 patients were there in the ICU, whereas, 64 of them were in the Covid ward. Further, 12 patients were put under ventilator support and 81 of them were in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 13 Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH and 21 of them were discharged.