Alarming! 325 detected Covid positive in Cachar on Thursday & 81 discharged

Jan. 13: The number of coronavirus cases in Cachar district is gradually increasing. The District Health Department of Cachar updated the Covid-19 data of Thursday at 7.30 PM. As per the latest data, the daily Covid count in Cachar crossed the 300-mark on Thursday. A total of 325 persons were found positive in the district on 13 January. Also, 81 patients were discharged (11 from hospital & 70 from home) during the day. With this, the number of active cases in Cachar has reached 1.024, out of which, 915 are in home isolation whereas 105 are admitted in various hospitals of the district. On Wednesday, 214 persons were found positive in Cachar.

As per the updated data, a total of 2,203 Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) were done, out of which, 156 persons were found positive, whereas 169 were detected positive out of 462 RT-PCR Tests. With this, the total number of Covid cases since 1 Jan 2022 reached 1,233 whereas during this phase, 249 patients were discharged. This data was provided by the district health department from 12 noon of 12 January to 12 noon of 12 January, 2022. Further, a total of 4 persons died due to Covid in Cachar this year.

There has been a gradual rise in the number of daily positive cases in Cachar district. The last 24 hours (5 PM on 12 January to 5 PM on 13 January) did not witness the death of any Covid-19 positive patient at Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH). This was informed by Dr. Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH on Thursday evening.

Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH informed that till 5 PM on 13 January, there were 44 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College. Further, 01 patient was put under ventilator support, and 12 in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 06 Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH and 03 were discharged. Further, 04 patients were shifted to Covid Care Centre.