5 detected Covid +ve till 6 PM in Cachar on Sunday

Aug 22: A total of 03 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, 1,684 Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) were done in which 03 persons were found positive, whereas 02 more were detected positive in RT-PCR test. It needs mention here that 13 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 21 August to 5 PM on 22 August) 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 22 August, there were 29 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College, out of which 26 patients were there in the ICU, whereas, 03 of them were in the Covid ward. Further, 04 patients were put under ventilator support and 21 of them were in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 03 Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH and 06 of them were discharged.