Biggest single-day jump of 225 +ve cases in Cachar on Friday, numbers to rise at night

August 7: Friday registered the till now biggest single day spike in the number of coronavirus cases in Cachar district. 225 persons tested positive in Cachar till 7 PM on Friday. Only 13 persons were found positive as per the information provided in the 1st slot of RT-PCR Test, whereas 212 were tested positive in Rapid Antigen Test (RAT). Some more reports are yet to come and so the numbers will rise in the night. This was disclosed by Suman Choudhury, District Media Expert.

Mr. Choudhury further informed that MLA of Udharbond, Mihir Kanti Shome was tested coronavirus positive on Friday. He was admitted at Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH). Apart from him, former Silchar Municipal Board (SMB) Chairperson, Niharendra Narayan Thakur also tested positive during the day. Mr. Thakur too will be admitted at SMCH. They were detected positive in Rapid Antigen Test (RAT).

The District Media Expert informed that the health department has stepped up Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) in various parts of Cachar. Apart from Urban Centre at Trunk Road, Silchar, COVID-19 Screening Centres were also started at Teachers’ Training College, Link Road, Silchar and Mahamaya LP School, Rongpur, Silchar. More than 2000 rapid tests were done on Friday in these centres. Further, mobile RAT vehicles are also available at various market places where persons can go and do the tests.

As regards lockdown, Mr. Choudhury said, “There is a rumour going on about lockdown in Cachar district from Monday. But till now, no such decision of lockdown has been taken. Actually, some merchants association gave  proposal to the Deputy Commissioner suggesting for lockdown in Cachar. It is in this context that a proposal was sent to the government. The decision of imposing lockdown rests completely with the state government and no such decision has been made till now. ”

In the 1st slot of RT-PCR Test results, 13 persons were found coronavirus positive. Out of them, 2 persons were detected COVID-19 positive from Rahman Patty, Silchar. Both of them came by flight from Kolkata to Silchar on 5 August. One of them is a 8-year-old child and the other is a 34-year-old female. They are asymptomatic. A 31-yesr-old male (health worker) from Silchar Medical College was found positive.

Further, two pregnant women from Srikona Part-II and Mohanpur Part I were also detected coronavirus positive. Both the women are in near labour and are presently admitted at Department of O & G, SMCH. A 30-year-old female from Ghungoor also tested positive during the day. Some others were detected positive from Dudhpur (Katigorah), Uttar Krishnapur Pt-III, Mohipur Pt-I, Puticherra, Karitigram (Rongpur) and Darmikhal.

Further, the number is expected to rise in the night.