122 detected positive in Cachar on Tuesday, district tally rises to 874

July 21: Cachar recorded the biggest single day spike of 122 COVID-19 positive cases on Tuesday. With this, the district tally of coronavirus infected patients has gone upto 874. Here is the slot-wise detection of positive cases during the day:

• First Slot: 11 positive cases
• Second Slot: 10 positive cases
• Third Slot: 25 positive cases
• Rapid Antigen Test: 76 positive cases
• GRAND TOTAL OF TUESDAY: 122 positive cases

This was informed by District Media Expert, Suman Choudhury on Tuesday night. In partial modification of his earlier statement, Suman Choudhury informed that the 7-year-old child who died after being infected with coronavirus was not from Cachar but from Hailakandi district. He further stated that the other person Samsul Islam (46) who died on Tuesday morning was from Bhaga Bazar in Cachar.

He said, “Though these two deceased were COVID-19 positive patients, yet it cannot be ascertained as of now, whether the cause of their death is due to coronavirus. They had other co-morbidity. We have referred the cases to State Death Audit Board. Once the board gives its final opinion, then we can know whether these deaths are directly due to COVID-19 or not.”

More details to follow…..