380 detected Covid +ve in Cachar till 6 PM on Tuesday, 3 deaths at SMCH

June 8: A total of 380 new cases of COVID-19 was reported till 6 PM on Tuesday in Cachar. The number of positive cases is expected to rise towards the night. During the day, 14,798 Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) were done, out of which, 351 were found positive, whereas 29 others tested positive in RT-PCR Test. This was informed by DIPRO on Tuesday evening. Also, 390 patients were discharged during the day. At present, there are 3,036 active patients in the district. It needs mention here that 380 persons were detected Covid-19 positive on Sunday.

Death of Covid-19 patients continued unabated in Barak Valley. The last 24 hours (5 PM on 7 June to 5 PM on 8 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 03 deceased are from Cachar district. The deceased were identified as:

• Aloka Ree (27) from Badripar in Cachar was admitted at SMCH on 5 June. She, however, passed away at 8.50 PM on 7 June.
• Akhil Chandra Nath (66) from Meherpur, Silchar took admission at SMCH on 4 June. He breathed his last at 1 AM on 8 June.
• Lakhhi Rani Seal (55) from Udharbond in Cachar got admitted at SMCH on 3 June. She expired at 9.50 AM on 8 June.

Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH informed that till 5 PM on 8 June, there were 216 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College, out of which 89 patients were there in the ICU, whereas, 127 of them were in the Covid ward. Further, 30 patients were put under ventilator support and 152 of them were in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 25 Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH and 37 of them were discharged. Further, 18 of them have opted for home isolation.