16 new COVID-19 positive cases detected in Hailakandi; total tally 827

July 26: 16 fresh COVID-19 positive cases have been reported from South Assam’s Hailakandi district on Sunday, taking the total tally to 827. Health authorities here disclosed that of the 16 positive cases on Sunday, two cases have been detected under Rapid Antigen Test (RAT). 231 swab results turned out to be negative.
Altogether 79 cases have been found positive under RAT so far.

24 persons on being cured have been discharged from hospitals on Sunday, taking the total number of persons released to 663. The number of active cases in the district is currently 162.16 persons are undergoing treatment at SK Roy designated COVID Civil Hospital, 19 at SMC&H, 20 at Algapur Model COVID Hospital, 2 HPC’s COVID Care Centre Guest House, 7 at HPC’s Hospital COVID Care Centre, 30 at DIET’s COVID Care Centre, 15 nos at Model School Girls’ Hostel COVID Care Centre, 49 at Adarsha Vidyalaya COVID Care Centre, one under home isolation and three under process.

Two COVID-19 positive patients viz., Mangoli Rani Das, 53, and Foijul Haque Barbhuiya, 65, breathed their last at Silchar Medical College and Hospital. Only 37 persons are currently under facility quarantine centres while 6,332 under home quarantine. Of the 14,276 swab samples taken, 11,797 turned out to be negative. Swab results of 772 persons are awaited.