12 found Covid +ve in Cachar on Wednesday, 42 active cases in the district

Aug 17: The District Health Department updated the Covid-19 data of Wednesday. As per the latest data, only 12 persons (0 RT-PCR & 12 RAT) were found positive in the district on 17 August, 2022. At present, 42 positive patients in the district have opted for home isolation while none have taken admission in hospitals. Further,18 persons were discharged during the day.

As per the updated data, a total of 232 Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) were done, out of which, 12 persons were found positive, whereas no one was detected positive out of 1024 RT-PCR Test. With this, the total number of active Covid cases stands at 42. On Tuesday, 5 persons were detected as Covid positive in Cachar.

During this phase (1 July, 2022 onwards) till now 895 positive cases were detected and 852 were discharged in the district of Cachar. During this phase, a total of 01 death was registered. The deceased, a resident of Silchar died at GNRC, Guwahati.

District Administration Cachar in a message stated, “Public is requested to adhere to all COVID 19 protocols and keep themselves safe, as CoVID 19 cases have started creeping up again.”