11 new cases in Barak Valley, active cases now 76 at Silchar Medical College

May 28: At 2.50 PM on Thursday, State Health Minister, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted that 33 news cases of COVID-19 were detected in Assam. Out of the 33 patients, 7 of them are from Cachar, 2 each from Hailakandi & Karimganj and 1 from Dima Hasao. All of them were in different quarantine centres and their swab samples were collected before sending them for facility quarantine. Process is on and all of them will now be shifted to the COVID-19 ward of Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH).

In a tweet, Silchar MP Dr. Rajdeep Roy has mentioned that all 11 COVID-19 patients detected on Thursday will also be treated at SMCH. At present, including these 11, there are a total of 76 active coronavirus patients who are undergoing treatment at SMCH. District health authorities have sent ambulance to take the positive patients from the hotels where they were quarantined. Further, the patient from Dima Hasao came by train to Badarpur on 24 May. After taking his swab sample on the same day, he was sent for quarantine in a hotel at Silchar town. Here is the complete list of 12 persons (including 1 from Dima Hasao) who were detected COVID-19 positive and will be treated at SMCH.

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