3 Covid-19 patients die at SMCH in last 24 hours

June 8: Death of Covid-19 patients continued unabated in Barak Valley. The last 24 hours (5 PM on 7 June to 5 PM on 8 June) witnessed demise of 03 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. All the 03 deceased are from Cachar district. The deceased were identified as:

• Aloka Ree (27) from Badripar in Cachar was admitted at SMCH on 5 June. She, however, passed away at 8.50 PM on 7 June.
• Akhil Chandra Nath (66) from Meherpur, Silchar took admission at SMCH on 4 June. He breathed his last at 1 AM on 8 June.
• Lakhhi Rani Seal (55) from Udharbond in Cachar got admitted at SMCH on 3 June. She expired at 9.50 AM on 8 June.

Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH informed that till 5 PM on 8 June, there were 216 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College, out of which 89 patients were there in the ICU, whereas, 127 of them were in the Covid ward. Further, 30 patients were put under ventilator support and 152 of them were in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 25 Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH and 37 of them were discharged. Further, 18 of them have opted for home isolation.