120 detected Covid +ve in Karimganj on Wednesday, 222 discharged

May 19: Karimganj registered 102 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, pushing the coronavirus tally in the district to 6,210. Of the 120 active cases detected on Wednesday, 117 have been found positive under Rapid Antigen Test and three under RT-PCR. It needs mention that on Tuesday, 86 persons were detected as Covid positive in Karimganj district.

The district has currently 679 active COVID-19 cases while 222 patients have been discharged from hospitals and home isolation on Wednesday. 3,911 swab samples were collected on Wednesday, which include 3,828 tests conducted under RAT and 83 tests under RT-PCR. Altogether 2,57,236 samples have been tested so far. 46:persons with high risk contacts traced and tested on Wednesday. There are five containment zones in Karimganj town.