123 tests +ve in Cachar till 7 PM on Tuesday, numbers likely to rise at night

August 4: Till 7 PM on Tuesday, 123 persons were detected as COVID-19 positive in Cachar district. As of now, the results of two slots of RT-PCR Tests were announced. 14 persons tested positive as per the available data in the 1st slot, whereas, only 02 persons were detected as COVID-19 as per the 2nd slot. However, a maximum number of 107 persons were found positive in Rapid Antigen Test (RAT). So combining the 2 slots of RT-PCR Test and RAT, a total of 123 persons were infected with coronavirus till 7 PM on Tuesday. This information was disclosed by Suman Choudhury, District Media Expert.

As per the 1st slot of RTPCR Test, 14 persons were tested positive. Out of them, 5 of them were from 6th AP Battalion, Cachar. They were detected Assam Targeted Surveillance Programme (ATSP). Further, 02 persons also detected during ATSP were from Police Reserve Silchar. Also under ATSP, another two persons from Bilpar and Railway Colony were also tested positive during the day.

Two persons who came in direct contact with high risk lab confirmed case were detected positive on Tuesday. They are a 24-year-old male from Malugram and a 20-year-old female from Uttar Krishnapur Pt-III. Another 63 years old male from B.C. Gupta Road Malugram was tested positive after he exhibited Influenza Like Symptoms (ILI). Few others in the list were detected from Kanakpur Pt-2, Kachudaram and Kanaibazar.

In the 2nd slot of swab test results, there were particulars of two persons. One of them, a 20-year-old male from Borkhola had his present address at Pauls Restaurant & also written as Lab Technician, VRDL, Deptt of Microbiology, SMCH as against his name. He was detected as a patient with ILI symptoms. Another person from Natun Bazar in Sonai detected positive during the day is an air passenger from Patna.

The details of the 107 persons tested positive in Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) were not made available till the filing of this report. However, as per sources, former Municipal Chairperson Tamal Kanti Banik and his wife Sampa Banik have tested COVID-19 positive on Tuesday. Speaking to way2barak, Mr. Banik said, “Two of the staff of my shop were tested positive two days ago. After that, my family members went for Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) on Tuesday. I and my wife were tested positive. We have applied for home isolation satisfying the conditions as asked by the administration. The health department were kind enough to allow us home isolation.” As per reports, both Tamal Kanti Banik and his wife Sampa Banik are stable.