107 detected Covid +ve in Cachar till 6 PM on Sunday, 3 deaths at SMCH

June 12: Along with the rest of the state, gradually the number of fresh coronavirus cases are also exhibiting a downward trend in Cachar district. A total of 107 new cases of COVID-19 was reported till 6 PM on Sunday in Cachar. The number of positive cases is expected to rise towards the night. During the day, 5,912 Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) were done in which 101 were found positive, whereas 06 others tested positive in RT-PCR Test. This was informed by DIPRO Cachar on Sunday evening. It needs mention here that 251 persons were detected Covid-19 positive on Saturday.

Death of Covid-19 patients continued unabated in Barak Valley. The last 24 hours (5 PM on 12 June to 5 PM on 13 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. All the three deceased are from Cachar district.

The deceased were identified as Mritunjoy Kanti Roy (60) from Gorer Bhitor Part-II in Cachar, Sitangshu Shekhar Das Purkayastha (81) from Tarapur Chandmari, Silchar and Pulok Das (48) from Kumbhirgram in Cachar district.

Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH informed that till 5 PM on 13 June, there were 178 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College, out of which 79 patients were there in the ICU, whereas, 99 of them were in the Covid ward. Further, 19 patients were put under ventilator support and 127 of them were in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 31 Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH and 44 of them were discharged. Further, 10 of them have opted for home isolation.