08 tests +ve in Cachar on Saturday, tally reaches 10,893

Nov. 28: On Saturday, a total of 08 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Cachar. During the day, a total of 1775 Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) were done, out of which, 08 persons were found positive, whereas none were detected positive in RT-PCR Test. This was informed by Dr. Ibrahim Ali Ahmed, District Surveillance Officer (DSO), IDSP, Cachar on Friday night.

With this, the district tally of coronavirus has now gone upto 10,893. Further, a total of 10,690 patients were discharged in the district as of now. Cachar registered a total of 37 COVID-19 deaths till now. At present, there are 166 active cases in the district. It needs mention here that 13 persons were found positive in Cachar on Friday.

In his daily briefing, Dr. Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH) on Saturday said that in the last 24 hours, Throat swab of another 515 persons were collected. 148 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, out of which, 02 tested positive. Further, 480 Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) were done at SMCH in the last 24 hours, out of which, none were found positive.

Apart from this, 02 new patients of COVID-19 were admitted at SMCH in the last 24 hours but none of them were discharged. At present, there are 24 active patients at SMCH, out of which 04 are critical. The patients who are at present in critical condition are: Rimpi Rani, Fulerun Nessa, Sukla Dastidar and Bidith Kr. Choudhury. A total of 07 patients are admitted in ICU, whereas 03 of them are put under oxygen support and 01 of them is kept in ventilator support.

Dr. Gupta further informed that in the last 24 hours, none have died due to COVID-19 at SMCH. As of now, there were 173 COVID related deaths in SMCH. Of the 173 deaths, 63 of them were certified by the State Death Audit Board as COVID-19 confirmed deaths.