38 detected Covid +ve till 6 PM in Cachar on Friday, 1 death at SMCH

July 9:  A total of 38 new cases of COVID-19 was reported till 6 PM on Friday in Cachar. The number of positive cases is expected to rise towards the night. During the day, 2,282 Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) were done in which 38 were found positive, whereas till the filing of this report, RT-PCR test results were not made available. It needs mention here that 73 persons were detected Covid-19 positive on Thursday.

The Covid-19 situation in gradually is gradually improving. There has been substantial decline in the number of daily positive cases. However, the last 24 hours (5 PM on 8 July to 5 PM on 9 July) witnessed the death of 01 Covid-19 positive patient at Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH). Her detailed reports were forwarded to the State Death Audit Board. This was informed by Dr. Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH on Friday evening. The deceased from Cachar district was identified as:

• Champa Koiri (60) from Dholai in Cachar district was admitted at SMCH on 30 june. The patient, however, passed away at 5.30 PM on 8 July.

Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH informed that till 5 PM on 9 July, there were 108 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College, out of which 51 patients were there in the ICU, whereas, 57 of them were in the Covid ward. Further, 13 patients were put under ventilator support and 71 of them were in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 12 Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH and 06 of them were discharged.