16 tests Covid +ve in Karimganj on Friday, 27 discharged & 1 death reported

July 16: Karimganj registered 16 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday. The district has currently 267 active COVID-19 cases, while 27 patients have been discharged from hospitals and home isolation on Friday. 5,066 swab samples were collected during the day. It needs mention here that 36 positive cases were detected in Karimganj on Thursday.

The Covid-19 situation in Cachar is gradually improving. There has been substantial decline in the number of daily positive cases. However, the last 24 hours (5 PM on 15 July to 5 PM on 16 July) witnessed the death of 03 Covid-19 positive patients at Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH). Their detailed reports were forwarded to the State Death Audit Board. This was informed by Dr. Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH on Friday evening. Out of the three deceased, one is from Cachar, 01 from Karimganj and the other from Hailakandi . The deceased from Karimganj was identified as:

• Gopal Sena Singha (78) from Dullabhcherra in Karimganj district took admission as SMCH on 6 July. He died at 12.10 PM on 16 July.