Friday registered 58 new COVID-19 cases in Hailakandi, tally rises to 1883

21 August: 58 fresh COVID-19 positive cases have been reported from South Assam’s Hailakandi district on Friday, taking the total tally to 1,883. Health authorities here disclosed that of the 58 positive cases detected on Friday, 44 cases have been detected under the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) and 14 under RT-PCR.

Altogether 962 cases have been found positive under RAT with over 50 per cent without travel history. 1,415 persons on being cured have been discharged from hospitals.The number of active cases is 455. Five COVID-19 positive patients have breathed their last at Silchar Medical College and Hospital. Seven deaths at SMC&H have been declared as ‘non-COVID’ by the State level Death Audit Board. 128 numbers of COVID-19 patients are under home isolation.

Of the 16,766 swab samples taken, 14,709 have tested negative. Swab results of 256 persons are awaited.
Meanwhile, the district administration intensified swab samples collection under RAT. 40-45 mobile medical teams have fanned out to different parts of the district. The administration has set a target of collecting 2,000 swab samples per day.