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

Aug 29: A total of 07 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, 1,384 Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) were done in which 06 persons were found positive, whereas 01 more person was detected positive in RT-PCR test. It needs mention here that 30 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 28 August to 5 PM on 29 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 Saturday evening.

Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH informed that till 5 PM on 29 August, there were 26 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College. Further, 02 patients were put under ventilator support and 14 of them were in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 03 Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH and 04 of them were discharged.