MLA Mihir Kanti Shome & former Chairman of SMB Niharendra Thakur Tests positive

August 7: MLA of Udharbond, Mihir Kanti Shome was tested coronavirus positive on Friday. He was admitted at Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH). Apart from him, former Silchar Municipal Board (SMB) Chairperson, Niharendra Narayan Thakur also tested positive during the day. Mr. Thakur too will be admitted at SMCH. They were detected positive in Rapid Antigen Test (RAT). This was informed by Suman Choudhury, District Media Expert on Friday evening.

It was further learnt that the wife of Niharendra Narayan Tagore, Tripti Thakur (57) and his grandchild Nakshatra Thakur (09) also tested positive. A total of 9 members of his family had done Rapid test on Friday at Urban PHC, Silchar in which 3 of them were detected positive.