161 tests +ve in Cachar on Sunday, district tally goes upto 4237

August 16: On Sunday, once again the number of coronavirus cases went up after a somewhat lull of 2 days. On Sunday, 125 persons were detected positive as per Rapid Antigen Test (RAT), whereas, 36 of them were found positive in RT-PCR Test. This means, till 6 PM on Sunday, a total of 161 persons tested positive in Cachar. On Saturday,the district registered 148 positive cases. Reports of some more RAT and slots of RT-PCR are yet to come and so the numbers may rise in the night. This was informed by Suman Choudhury, District Media Expert.

With 161 new positive cases on Sunday, a total of 4237 coronavirus cases were reported from Cachar as of now. A total of 2488 patients were discharged in the district. At present, there are 1738 active cases in Cachar. Further, the district also witnessed 11 COVID-19 deaths.

The District Media Expert further stated, “In the last few days, we have noticed one particular aspect. Many persons now are opting for home isolation. When we asked them of their health condition, they deny of having any other critical disease or symptoms. On the basis of their declaration, we allow them home isolation. But once in home isolation, they complain of having fever, cough or breathlessness and tell us to send ambulance at once. Actually, often people in their declaration form give wrong information and state that they have no other problem. But suddenly when things turn worst, they call us for assistance. This becomes really problematic for us to arrange ambulance instantly. So I would urge upon those opting for home isolation to be little for wise while taking such decision.”

In the 1st slot of RT-PCR results, 20 persons from Cachar were found positive. Out of them, 7 persons have travel history. Those with travel history are 24-year-old male from Moniarkhal, Amraghat (Air passenger from Bangalore), 29-year-female from Vivekananda Road (Air passenger from Pune), 29-year-old male from Meherpur (Air passenger from Pune), 24-year-old male from Male from Meherpur (Air passenger from Pune), 23 years old female from Kalain, Jalalpur (Air passenger from Bangalore), 34-year-old male from Vivekananda Road (Air passenger from Pune) and 45-year-old male from Jagadishpur (Has travel history, but place not mentioned).

The next category was those who came in direct contact with high risk lab confirmed cases. 7 persons were found positive in this category on Sunday from Cachar They are a 52-year-old male from Circle Office, Udharbond, 32-year-old female from Joypur Part-I, 7-year-old child from from Joypur Part-I, 13-year-old female from Joypur Part-I, 70 years old female from Joypur Part-I, 10-months-old baby from Joypur Part-I and 27 years old male from Durgapally.

Further, a 35-year-old male was detected positive through Assam Targeted Surveillance Programme (ATSP). Two more persons from Cachar having Influenza Like Illness (ILI) symptoms were found positive. They are a one-month-old baby from Natanpur Grant, who is presently admitted at SMCH and 66 years old male from Tarapur.

There are few more positive cases found on Sunday whose source of contamination was not mentioned in the SRF. They are 49-year-old male from Sonai Road, 78-year-old male from Ambicapatty and 61-year-old male from Vivekananda Cooperative, Meherpur.

 In the 2nd slot of RT-PCR Test Results, 5 persons were found positive. They are a 23-year-old male from Daccaipatty, 29-year-old female from Meherpur, 10 years old male from Assam Rifles, No.2 Workshop, 40 years old male from Kaptanpur Part-I. However, their source of getting infected with COVID-19 was not mentioned in SRF. The last one in the 2nd slot is a 30-year-old male from Old Lakhipur Road (He is symptomatic but came in contact of lab confirmed case).

In the 3rd slot of RT-PCR Results, 11 persons from Cachar tested positive on Sunday. Out of them 4 were detected positive through Assam Targeted Surveillance Programme (ATSP). They are 39-year-old male from CIAT School, Doyapur, 27-year-old male from CISF Silchar, Girl’s Hostel, 39-year-old male and 32-year-old male from CIAT School, CRPT, UC, Doyapur. Further, a 24 years old male from Katigorah was also found positive during the day. He came in direct contact with a high risk lab confirmed case. Another 68 years old male from Netaji Road, Subhas Nagar was found positive with Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI).

Apart from them,27-year-old female from Azad Hind Road, 51-year-old female from Azad Hind Road, 35-year-old female from Assam rifles, No-2 Workshop and 13-year-old male from Assam rifles, No-2 Workshop were detected Covid-19 positive. However, their source of getting infected with coronavirus was not mentioned in SRF.