261 detected Covid +ve in Cachar till 6 PM on Wednesday, 4 deaths at SMCH

June 2: A total of 261 new cases of COVID-19 was reported till 6 PM on Wednesday in Cachar. The number of positive cases is expected to rise towards the night. During the day, 6,647 Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) were done, out of which, 261 were found positive, whereas the details of RT-PCR Test was awaited. A total of 1,296 samples were sent for Rt-PCR test during the day, the results of which will be confirmed later. This was informed by DIPRO on Wednesday evening. It needs mention here that 402 persons were detected Covid-19 positive on Tuesday.

Death of Covid-19 patients continued unabated in Barak Valley. The last 24 hours (5 PM on 1 June to 5 PM on 2 June) witnessed demise of 04 Covid-19 positive patient at Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH). This was informed by Dr. Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH. Their detailed reports were forwarded to the State Death Audit Board. Out of the 04 deceased, 02 are from Cachar district, 01 each from Karimganj & Hailakandi.

The deceased were identified as: Promesh Paul (65) from Bazaricherra in Karmimganj, Renu Bala Chanda (81) from Nagar Tea Estate in Cachar, Saffique Uddin Barbhuiya (45) from Gossainpur in Cachar and Rumi Akhtar Laskar (22) from Lalamukh in Hailakandi district.

Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH informed that till 5 PM on 2 June, there were 307 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College, out of which 96 patients were there in the ICU, whereas, 211 of them were in the Covid ward. Further, 31 patients were put under ventilator support and 117 of them were in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 45 Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH and 56 of them were discharged. Further, 48 of them have opted for home isolation.