71 tests positive in Karimganj on Monday, 1 more death registered in the district

August 31: On Monday, 71 new COVID-19 positive cases were detected in Karimganj district. Out of the 71 fresh cases, 63 were found positive in Rapid Antigen Test (RAT), whereas, 08 of them tested positive in RT-PCR Test. Further, 8 persons got cured and were subsequently discharged on Monday.

Apart from this, 644 Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) and 181 RT-PCR tests were done in the district. With this, till now, 2386 persons were infected with novel coronavirus. Out of them, 1523 patients were already discharged. At present, there are 845 active cases in Karimganj.

In his routine media briefing, Dr. Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH) informed that 1 person from Karimganj died at SMCH in the last 24 hours. The deceased was identified as Anup Dutta (74) from Public School Road, Karimganj. He was admitted in SMCH at 6 PM on 24 August. He breathed his last at 4.15 AM on 31 August. His death was certified as Non-Covid death by the State Death Audit Board.