270 detected Covid +ve in Cachar till 6 PM on Wednesday, 4 deaths at SMCH

June 9: A total of 270 new cases of COVID-19 was reported till 6 PM on Wednesday in Cachar. The number of positive cases is expected to rise towards the night. During the day, 12,810 Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) were done, out of which, 266 were found positive, whereas 04 others tested positive in RT-PCR Test. This was informed by DIPRO Cachar on Wednesday evening. It needs mention here that 450 persons were detected Covid-19 positive on Tuesday.

Death of Covid-19 patients continued unabated in Barak Valley. The last 24 hours (5 PM on 8 June to 5 PM on 9 June) witnessed demise of 04 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. Of the 04 deceased, 02 are from Cachar district, while 01 each are from Karimganj and Hailakandi.

The deceased were identified as Monir Ahmed (59) from Silcoorie in Cachar, Gopa Namasudra (38) from Karimganj, Namor Ali (71) from Hailakandi and Kabita Sarkar (30) from Harinagar in Cachar district.

Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH informed that till 5 PM on 9 June, there were 213 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College, out of which 86 patients were there in the ICU, whereas, 127 of them were in the Covid ward. Further, 24 patients were put under ventilator support and 149 of them were in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 33 Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH and 32 of them were discharged. Further, 19 of them have opted for home isolation.