22 detected Covid +ve till 6 PM in Cachar on Saturday

Aug 14:  A total of 22 new cases of COVID-19 was reported till 6 PM on Saturday in Cachar. The number of positive cases is expected to rise towards the night. During the day, 5,700 Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) were done in which 22 persons were found positive, whereas none were detected as positive in RT-PCR test. It needs mention here that 21 persons were detected Covid-19 positive on Friday.

The Covid-19 situation in gradually is gradually improving. There has been substantial decline in the number of daily positive cases. The last 24 hours (5 PM on 13 August to 5 PM on 14 August) did not witness the death of any Covid-19 positive patient at Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH). This was informed by Dr. Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH on Saturday evening.

Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH informed that till 5 PM on 14 August, there were 45 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College, out of which 23 patients were there in the ICU, whereas, 22 of them were in the Covid ward. Further, 01 patients were put under ventilator support and 28 of them were in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 08 Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH and 13 of them were discharged.