Advisory issued in Cachar for 10-point self assessment & early detection of COVID-19

Sept. 15: A 10-point self assessment to be performed by the people was issued by the Cachar district Joint Director of Health Services on Tuesday. In the assessment form, people will have to mark the score in between the range of 0 to 2. A score of 4 or more indicates that the person is at a higher risk for COVID-19. He/she needs to get himself/herself tested at the nearest COVID screening centre voluntarily. For further assistance/ information, COVID-19 control room can be contacted by call or WhatsApp at 9707107616. This was informed by Suman Choudhury, District Media Expert on Tuesday night.

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In an order issued by the Joint Director of Health Services, Cachar, it was stated that, “Whereas, it has been observed that people with co-morbidities are prone to COVID-19 infection and subsequently to death. As such, it is advised that individuals undergo self-assessment of severity of COVID-19 (impact of disease on person if infected) going through the 10-point self test.

On Tuesday, the number of novel coronavirus patients was again below hundred. A total of 85 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Cachar district. During the day, a total of 1260 Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) were done, out of which, 72 were found positive, whereas 13 were detected positive in RT-PCR Test. This was informed by Suman Choudhury. With this, the district tally of coronavirus has now gone upto 7,867 till now. It needs mention here that 83 persons were found positive in Cachar on Monday.