101 detected Covid +ve in Cachar till 6 PM on Saturday, 3 deaths at SMCH

June 19:  A total of 101 new cases of COVID-19 was reported till 6 PM on Saturday in Cachar. The number of positive cases is expected to rise towards the night. During the day, 8,787 Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) were done in which 101 were found positive, whereas the RT-PCR slots were still not available till the filing of this report. This was informed by DIPRO Cachar on Saturday evening. It needs mention here that 194 persons were detected Covid-19 positive on Friday.

Death of Covid-19 patients continued unabated in Barak Valley. The last 24 hours (5 PM on 18 June to 5 PM on 19 June) witnessed demise of 03 Covid-19 positive patients at Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH). This was informed by Dr. Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH. Their detailed reports were forwarded to the State Death Audit Board. Out of the 03 deceased, 02 are from Hailakandi and 01 is from Karimganj. No fatalities were reported from Cachar at SMCH on Saturday.

The deceased were identified as Safiqur Rahman (54) from Kaliganj in Karimganj, Rahima Begum Barbhuiya (47) from Hailakandi district and Sitangshu Nath (49) also from Hailakandi.

Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH informed that till 5 PM on 19 June, there were 131 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College, out of which 77 patients were there in the ICU, whereas, 54 of them were in the Covid ward. Further, 14 patients were put under ventilator support and 102 of them were in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 19 Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH and 20 of them were discharged. Further, 07 of them have opted for admission at Covid Care Centre.