6 tests Covid positive in Cachar on Saturday, 4 discharged

Feb. 12: The number of coronavirus cases in Cachar district is gradually decreasing. The District Health Department of Cachar updated the Covid-19 data of Saturday at 6 PM. As per the latest data, a total of 06 persons were found positive in the district on 12 February. Also, 04 patients were discharged (03 from home & 01 from hospital) during the day. With this, the number of active cases in Cachar has gone down to 36, out of which, 25 are in home isolation whereas 11 are admitted in various hospitals of the district. On Friday, 01 person was found positive in Cachar. The death toll in Cachar due to Covid has reached 35 this year.

As per the updated data, a total of 1,241 Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) were done, out of which, 06 persons were found positive, whereas none were detected positive out of 246 RT-PCR Tests. With this, the total number of Covid cases since 1 Jan 2022 reached 6,403 whereas during this phase, 6,332 patients were discharged. There has been a gradual decline in the number of daily positive cases in Cachar district. The last 24 hours (5 PM on 10 February to 5 PM on 11 February) 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 Friday evening.

Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH informed that till 5 PM on 11 February, there were 02 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College. In the last 24 hours, no Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH and none were discharged. No patients were detected positive in RAT at SMCH and none were found positive in RTPCR on Monday.