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2 more Covid-19 patients die at Silchar Medical College in last 24 hours
93 patients in ICU, 23 in ventilator support & 119 put under oxygen at SMCH
June 15: Death of Covid-19 patients continued unabated in Barak Valley. The last 24 hours (5 PM on 14 June to 5 PM on 15 June) witnessed demise of 02 Covid-19 positive patients at Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH). This was informed by Dr. Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH. Their detailed reports were forwarded to the State Death Audit Board. Out of the three deceased on Tuesday, 01 of them is from Karimganj district and the other is from Hailakandi. The deceased were identified as:
- Nitai Chandra Dey (56) from Shyama Prasad Road in Karimganj was admitted at SMCH on 11 June. He, however, passed away at 7.30 PM on 14 June.
- Kamala Bibi Majumder (45) from Chiparsangan Part-II in Hailakandi district took admission in SMCH on 04 June. He breathed his last at 10.10 PM on 14 June.
Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH informed that till 5 PM on 15 June, there were 160 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College, out of which 93 patients were there in the ICU, whereas, 67 of them were in the Covid ward. Further, 23 patients were put under ventilator support and 119 of them were in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 16 Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH and 34 of them were discharged. Further, 16 of them have opted for home isolation.
