13 more tests positive in Hailakandi, days’ total jumps to 79

July 12: Information came late on Sunday night regarding 13 more positive cases related to COVID-19 in Hailakandi district. Earlier during the day, 66 positive cases were reported from Hailakandi, which took the day’s total to 79. With this, the total number of coronavirus cases has gone upto 553. Further, 315 cured persons have been discharged from different hospitals. Two COVID-19 positive patients viz., Mangoli Rani Das, 53, and Foijul Haque Barbhuiya, 65, breathed their last at Silchar Medical College and Hospital. 1,257 persons are under 26 facility quarantine centres while 4,598 persons under home quarantine. However, the details of 13 new positive cases were not received till the filing of this report on Sunday night.