3 Covid-19 patients die at Silchar Medical College in last 24 hours

June 13: Death of Covid-19 patients continued unabated in Barak Valley. The last 24 hours (5 PM on 12 June to 5 PM on 13 June) witnessed demise of 03 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. All the three deceased are from Cachar district. The deceased were identified as:

• Mritunjoy Kanti Roy (60) from Gorer Bhitor Part-II in Cachar was admitted at SMCH on 10 June. He, however, passed away at 7.15 PM on 12 June.
• Sitangshu Shekhar Das Purkayastha (81) from Tarapur Chandmari, Silchar took admission in SMCH at 10.50 PM on 12 June. He breathed his last just after 25 minutes (11.15 PM), the same night (on 12 June).
• Pulok Das (48) from Kumbhirgram in Cachar district got admitted in SMCH at 1.29 PM on 13 June. He too died just after 21 minutes, that is, at 1.50 PM the same day (on 13 June).

Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH informed that till 5 PM on 13 June, there were 178 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College, out of which 79 patients were there in the ICU, whereas, 99 of them were in the Covid ward. Further, 19 patients were put under ventilator support and 127 of them were in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 31 Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH and 44 of them were discharged. Further, 10 of them have opted for home isolation.