403 tests Covid positive in Cachar on Monday, 292 discharged & 5 deaths registered

Jan. 17: The number of coronavirus cases in Cachar district is gradually increasing. The District Health Department of Cachar updated the Covid-19 data of Monday at 6 PM. As per the latest data, the daily Covid count in Cachar crossed the 400-mark on Monday. A total of 403 persons were found positive in the district on 17 January. Also, 292 patients were discharged (263 from home & 29 from hospital) during the day. With this, the number of active cases in Cachar has reached 1,731 out of which, 1,582 are in home isolation whereas 149 are admitted in various hospitals of the district. On Sunday, 289 persons were found positive in Cachar.

As per the updated data, a total of 666 Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) were done, out of which, 170 persons were found positive, whereas 233 were detected positive out of 244 RT-PCR Tests. With this, the total number of Covid cases since 1 Jan 2022 reached 2,686 whereas during this phase, 948 patients were discharged. This data was provided by the district health department from 12 noon of 16 January to 12 noon of 17 January, 2022. There has been a gradual rise in the number of daily positive cases in Cachar district. The last 24 hours (5 PM on 16 January to 5 PM on 17 January) witnessed the death of 03 Covid-19 positive patients at Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH), 01 at Green Heals Hospital, Silchar and 01 at NEIGRIHMS, Shillong.

The deceased were identified as:

1. Jayanti Sen Gupta (65) from Malugram, Silchar tested Covid positive and was admitted at SMCH on 15 January (12.30 PM). The patient, however, breathed her last at 6.45 PM on 16 January, 2022. She was suffering from acute kidney disease and pneumonia.
2. Kalipada Bhowmik (93) from Meherpur, Silchar got admitted at SMCH on 6 January, 2022. He passed away at 6.45 AM on 17 January. He was suffering from Covid pneumonia, acute kidney injury and hypertension.
3. Bijoy Kumar Singh (21) from Bahadurpur in Cachar took admission at SMCH on 10 January, 2022. He died at 9.15 AM on 17 January. He was suffering from acute kidney injury, tebercular meningitis and Covid pneumonia.
4. Abdul Halim Barbhuiya (54) from Harinagar Part-II (Katigorah) in Cachar took admission at Green Heals Hospital, Silchar at 10.30 on 16 January. The patient passed away at 2.30 PM on 17 January. He was double vaccinated. He was suffering from brain stroke with hemorrhage & hypertension. The patient was fully unconscious during admission. As per protocol, RAT was done and he was detected as Covid-19 positive.
5. Narayan Das from Malugram, Silchar suffered a major stroke 4 days ago and was taken to NEIGRIHMS, Shillong. There he was operated. After this, the patient was detected as Covid positive. He died at early morning on 17 January. The family members took permission from Cachar district administration and the dead body is on the way to Silchar. He will be cremated tonight in Silchar.

Prior to this, another Covid patient, Lukman Ali Laskar (58) from Lakhipur in Cachar died at SMCH on 16 January.

Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH informed that till 5 PM on 17 January, there were 39 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College. Further, 03 patients were put under ventilator support, and 13 in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 12 Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH and 04 were discharged.