35 tests +ve in Cachar on Tuesday as per 1st & 2nd slot, numbers likely to rise at night

July 28: On Tuesday, after the declaration of swab results of 1st and 2nd slot, 35 persons tested positive in Cachar district. Some persons were also detected positive as per Rapid Antigen Test (RAT). However, the data of RAT will be provided later in the night. This was disclosed by District Media Expert Suman Choudhury during the routine press briefing on Tuesday. The tally of 35 positive cases will rise at night after declaration of results of more slots and also Rapid tests.

MLA Sonai and Deputy Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly Aminul Haque Choudhury and his driver were confirmed positive on Tuesday after Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) was done. He exhibited Influenza Like Illness (ILI) symptoms and on Tuesday a team of health workers were sent to do RAT. However, his family members tested negative. The Deputy Speaker has been admitted at Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH). It needs mention here that Mr.Laskar is the 1st MLA from Cachar to be detected as Covid positive.

As per the 1st slot, 30 persons were tested positive in Cachar district on Monday. Out of them, 4 persons from Medinova, Silchar were detected positive. All of them are asymptomatic. They were infected after they came in direct contact with high risk lab confirmed cases. They are Suma Biswas (21), Sumitra Das (48), Rustana Begum (30), Rupak Roy (22) and Rubi Das (24). Further, another 4 persons from Bilpar, Silchar also tested positive during the day. They were tested positive after they exhibited Influenza Like Illness (ILI) symptoms. All 4 of them are symptomatic.

Others are Jiauddin Choudhury (58) from Lakhipur SDO Office (Tested positive vide ATSP), Dr. H. Membi Singh (27) from Banipara, Silchar, Jimi Nath (31) from Vivekananda Road, Silchar (Air passenger from Bangalore), Munnaharshi Das (23) from Swamiji Road, Itkhola (Air passenger from Delhi), Nasim Ahmed Barbhuiya (20) from Beranga (Air passenger from Bangalore), Sadhana Dutta (49) from Gangapara, Rongpur (came in direct contact with high risk lab confirmed case) and Dr. Kalyan Nath (29) from Old PG Hostel, SMCH, Silchar (Symptomatic health care worker).

Aminul Haque Laskar (28) from Sundri Pt-I, Kochudaram (Air passenger from Bangalore), Mahmub Laskar (24) from Tupkhana Pt-I, Silchar (Air passenger from Bangalore), Samoni Begum Laskar (23) (Air passenger from Bangalore), Debangshu Das (23) from Goniganj, Near Forest Road (Air passenger from Bangalore), Ajim Uddin Barbhuiyan (50) from Joypur, Harinagar (Air passenger from Bangalore), Siddik Ahmed (18) from Bihara Pt-V, Kandigram (Air passenger from Chennai), Arshad Uddin Mazarbhuiya (29) from Ganirgram, Masimpur (Air passenger from Jammu & Kashmir), Abul Hussain choudhury (37) from Gobindapur Pt-I, Baskandi (Air passenger from Jammu & Kashmir), Sazzad Hussain Choudhury (25) from Baskandi (Air passenger from Mumbai), Abdur Rahman (32) from Katigorah (Air passenger from Kolkata), Md. Sahed Romiz Uddin (21) from Borkhola (Air passenger from Kolkata) and Kashilak Gangmei (55) from Katigorah (Influenza Like Illness (ILI) symptoms).

Further, 2 persons from the BSF also tested positive. They are Puneet Kumar (28) from Dholcherra BSF (Air passenger from Himachal Pradesh) and Abinash Kr. Mohta (30) BSF Dholcherra (Air passenger from Kolkata).

As per the 2nd slot, 5 persons from Cachar were detected as COVID-19 positive on Tuesday. they are Bapon Paul (38) from Sarat Pally, Silchar, Rakhi Deb (58) from 1st Link Road. Both of them are asymptomatic but were infected after they came in direct contact with high risk lab confirmed cases. Susmita Seal Tanti (43) from Durgapally, Ghungoor, Jasmin Akhtar Barbhuiya (24) from SMCH, Silchar were also tested positive. But their sources of getting infected was not mentioned. The last in the list is Abdul Kadir Choudhury (25) from Baskandi  (Air passenger from Hyderabad).