9 detected Covid +ve till 5 PM in Cachar on Friday

Sept 24: A total of 09 new cases of COVID-19 was reported till 5 PM on Friday in Cachar. The number of positive cases is expected to rise towards the night. During the day, 2,631 Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) were done in which 09 persons were found positive, whereas till the filing of this report, RT-PCR test results were not made available. It needs mention here that 02 persons were detected Covid-19 positive on Thursday.

The Covid-19 situation in Cachar is gradually improving. There has been substantial decline in the number of daily positive cases. The last 24 hours (5 PM on 23 September to 5 PM on 24 September) 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 24 September, there were 15 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College. Further, 01 patient was put under ventilator support, and 01 was in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 07 Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH but 06 of them were discharged.