31 detected Covid +ve till 6 PM in Cachar on Sunday, 49 discharged

July 11:  A total of 31 new cases of COVID-19 was reported till 6 PM on Sunday in Cachar. The number of positive cases is expected to rise towards the night. During the day, 3,572 Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) were done in which 26 were found positive, whereas 05 persons were detected positive in RT-PCR test. Also, during the day, 49 patients got cured and were subsequently discharged. The district now have 389 active cases of Covid-19. It needs mention here that 62 persons were detected Covid-19 positive on Saturday.

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 10 July to 5 PM on 11 July) 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 Sunday evening.

Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH informed that till 5 PM on 11 July, there were 95 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College, out of which 44 patients were there in the ICU, whereas, 51 of them were in the Covid ward. Further, 10 patients were put under ventilator support and 62 of them were in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 13 Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH and 27 of them were discharged.