Cachar registers 3 more COVID-19 deaths, tally rises to 9

August 11: On Tuesday, three more deaths due to COVID-19 were reported from Cachar district. With this, the death tally of Cachar due to coronavirus has gone upto 09. Though all three of them died on 10 August, but the State Death Audit Board certified the cause of their death as due to COVID-19 on 11 August. This was informed by Suman Choudhury, District Media Expert.

After the details of the death case reports were submitted by Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH), the Death Audit Board certified that the following persons died due to COVID-19. They are: as Sanchita Paul Choudhury (65), Swapna Choudhury (64) and Yahiya Ahmed Barbhuiyan (40). However, though positive, yet the Audit Board on 11 August regarded the death of one Nirmalendu Kumar Deb (53) as non-COVID-19 death. In the report issued by Death Audit Board, it was further stated that “Necessary dead body disposal should be carried out as per the State protocol in consultation with the district administration.”