54 detected Covid +ve till 6 PM in Cachar on Saturday, 3 deaths at SMCH

July 17:  A total of 54 new cases of COVID-19 was reported till 6 PM on Saturday in Cachar. The number of positive cases is expected to rise towards the night. During the day, 4,901 Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) were done in which 50 were found positive, whereas 04 persons were detected positive in RT-PCR test. It needs mention here that 54 persons were detected Covid-19 positive on Friday.

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 16 July to 5 PM on 17 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 Saturday evening. Out of the three deceased, two are from Cachar and 01 from Karimganj.

The deceased were identified as S Dhananjoy Singha (80) from Lakhipur in Cachar district, Sikha Paul (60) from Lane No.2 at Bilpar, Silchar and Ryaz Ali (64) from Bazaricherra in Karimganj district took admission as SMCH on 11 July. He died at 11 AM on 17 July.

Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH informed that till 5 PM on 17 July, there were 75 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College, out of which 53 patients were there in the ICU, whereas, 22 of them were in the Covid ward. Further, 05 patients were put under ventilator support and 62 of them were in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 12 Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH and 10 of them were discharged.