5 more Covid +ve patients from Cachar died in last 24 hours, 3 in ventilator support at SMCH

Jan. 17: 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 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.