11 tests +ve in Cachar on Friday, district tally rises to 10,506

Nov. 6: On Friday, a total of 11 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Cachar. During the day, a total of 1549 Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) were done, out of which, 11 persons were found positive, whereas none were detected positive in RT-PCR Test. This was informed by Dr. Ibrahim Ali Ahmed, District Surveillance Officer (DSO), IDSP, Cachar on Friday night.

With this, the district tally of coronavirus has now gone upto 10,506. Further, a total of 10,307 patients were discharged in the district as of now. Cachar registered a total of 37 COVID-19 deaths till now. At present, there are 162 active cases in the district. It needs mention here that 30 persons were found positive in Cachar on Thursday.

In his daily briefing, Dr. Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH) on Friday said that in the last 24 hours, Throat swab of another 404 persons were collected. 244 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, out of which, 13 of them tested positive. Further, 590 Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) were done at SMCH in the last 24 hours, out of which, 02 were found positive.

Apart from this, 10 new patients of COVID-19 were admitted at SMCH in the last 24 hours and 03 were discharged. At present, there are 28 active patients at SMCH, out of which, 12 are admitted in ICU and none were in ventilation support. Further, 258 persons have donated plasma which was administered upon 487 patients.

Dr. Gupta further informed that in the last 24 hours, none have died due to COVID-19 at SMCH. As of now, there were 173 COVID related deaths in SMCH. Of the 173 deaths, 63 of them were certified by the State Death Audit Board as COVID-19 confirmed deaths.