99 detected Covid +ve in Cachar till 6 PM on Wednesday, 209 discharged & 4 deaths at SMCH

June 23:  A total of 99 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, 21,162 Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) were done in which 97 were found positive, whereas 02 were detected positive in RT-PCR test. Also, 209 patients got cured and were subsequently discharged. At present, there are 1,629 active cases in Cachar. It needs mention here that 203 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 22 June to 5 PM on 23 June) witnessed demise of 04 Covid-19 positive patient 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. Out of the 4 deceased, 02 are from Cachar district and 02 from Karimganj district.

The deceased were identified as Akhil Suklabaidya (58) from Kamalpur in Karimganj district, Sumanta Roy (39) from Sarat Pally, Silchar, Pushpa Rani Saha (65) from Das Colony (Panchayat Road), Silchar and Suridhi Acharje (77) from Bajarighat in Karimganj district.

Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH informed that till 5 PM on 23 June, there were 128 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College, out of which 73 patients were there in the ICU, whereas, 55 of them were in the Covid ward. Further, 11 patients were put under ventilator support and 92 of them were in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 18 Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH but none were discharged.