8 found Covid +ve in Cachar on 24 December

Dec. 24: The District Health Department of Cachar updated the Covid-19 data of Friday at 10.45 PM. As per the latest data, 08 persons were found positive in the district on 24 December. Also, 08 patients were discharged (03 from hospital & 5 from home) during the day. With this, the number of active cases in Cachar has reached 43 (32 in home isolation & 11 in hospitals). It needs mention here that on Thursday, 01 person was detected as Covid-19 positive in Cachar.

As per the updated data, a total of 1,219 Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) were done, out of which, 02 persons were found positive, whereas 06 were detected positive out of 365 RT-PCR Tests. With this, the total number of Covid cases since 1 April, 2021 reached 20,545 whereas during this phase, 20,284 patients were discharged.

The Covid-19 situation in Cachar is gradually improving. There has been substantial decline in the number of daily positive cases. The last 24 hours (5 PM on 23 December to 5 PM on 24 December) 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 Friday evening.

Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH informed that till 5 PM on 24 December, there were 08 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College. Further, no patient was put under ventilator support, but 01 is in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 01 Covid positive patient was admitted at SMCH and 03 of them were discharged.