276 detected Covid +ve in Cachar till 6 PM on Thursday, 2 deaths at SMCH

June 10: A total of 276 new cases of COVID-19 was reported till 6 PM on Thursday in Cachar. The number of positive cases is expected to rise towards the night. During the day, 11,559 Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) were done, out of which, 274 were found positive, whereas 02 others tested positive in RT-PCR Test. This was informed by DIPRO Cachar on Thursday evening. It needs mention here that 314 persons were detected Covid-19 positive on Wednesday.

Death of Covid-19 patients continued unabated in Barak Valley. The last 24 hours (5 PM on 9 June to 5 PM on 10 June) witnessed demise of 02 Covid-19 positive patients 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. Both of them are from Cachar district.

The deceased were identified as Ganga Prasad Dhobi (75) from Kamranga Part-II in Cachar and Deb Charan Ree (58) from Darangkhal in Cachar.

Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH informed that till 5 PM on 10 June, there were 213 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College, out of which 82 patients were there in the ICU, whereas, 131 of them were in the Covid ward. Further, 22 patients were put under ventilator support and 141 of them were in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 32 Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH and 30 of them were discharged. Further, 17 of them have opted for home isolation.