With 123 more Covid +ve cases, day’s total in Cachar rises to 513 on 29 May, 10 deaths at SMCH

May 29: The District Health Department of Cachar updated the Covid-19 data of Saturday at 11.15 PM. As per the latest data, 123 more persons were detected as coronavirus positive during the day. With this, a total of 513 persons were found positive in the district on 28 May. Earlier, at 6 PM, it was informed that 390 persons were found positive. With this, the number of active cases in Cachar has reached 3,194. Also, 403 patients were discharged during the day. It needs mention here that the total number of positive cases detected on Friday was 534.

As per the updated data, a total of 7,236 Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) were done, out of which, 384 persons were found positive, whereas 129 more were detected positive in RT-PCR Test. This was informed by Suman Choudhury, District Media Expert on Saturday night. With this, the total number of Covid cases in 2021 reached 9,565 in 2021, whereas during the year, 6,285 patients were discharged.

Apart from this, Suman Choudhury informed that out of the 3,194 active patients:

• 316 of them are admitted at SMCH
• 14 at MH
• 43 at SMDCH
• 43 at Green Heals Pvt Hospital
• 11 at CRPF Doyapur
• 18 at Gracewell Nursing Home
• 22 at Cachar Cancer Hospital
• 24 at Valley Hospital
• 19 at South City Hospital
• 06 at Nightingale Hospitap
• 01 at Jivan Jyoti Hospital
• 32 at Chotodudpatil Model Hospital
• 2,639 patients are in home isolation.

Death of Covid-19 patients continued unabated in Barak Valley. The last 24 hours (5 PM on 28 May to 5 PM on 29 May) witnessed demise of 10 more Covid-19 positive patients at Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH). This was informed by Dr. Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH. Their detailed reports were forwarded to the State Death Audit Board as per the protocol. Out of the 10 deceased, 09 are from Cachar district, while 01 of them is from Hailakandi.

The deceased were identified as Subhabrata Dutta Roy (65) from R.K.Mission road, Silchar, Birendra Lal Dey (60) from Durganagar Part-4 in Cachar, Radha Lohar (35) from Thailu Tea Estate in Cachar, Sudip Dutta (59) from Arun Chanda Road, Silchar, Sanabi Bibi (32) from Kaptanpur Part-18 in Cachar, Husnara Begum (55) from Dakshin Mohanpur Part-7 in Cachar, Arfan Ali Barbhuiya (78) from Saidpur Part-4 in Cachar, Mala Rani Roy (56) from Saidpur Part-2 in Cachar, Ala Uddin Mazumder (71) from Bhatirkupa Part-1 in Hailakandi district and Ranjit Kumar Bhattacharjee (72) from Kanakpur Part-2 in Cachar who was brought to SMCH on 29 May. Dr Bhaskar Gupta, however, said that the patient was brought dead at SMCH at 11.45 AM on 29 May. He too was positive.