With 58 more Covid +ve cases, day’s total in Cachar rises to 194 on 18 June, 3 deaths at SMCH

June 18: The District Health Department of Cachar updated the Covid-19 data of Friday at 10 PM. As per the latest data, 58 more persons were detected as coronavirus positive during the day. With this, a total of 194 persons were found positive in the district on 18 June. Earlier, at 6 PM, it was informed that 137 persons were found positive. With this, the number of active cases in Cachar has reached 1,763. This was informed by DIPRO Cachar on Friday night. Also, 279 patients were discharged during the day. It needs mention here that on Friday, 236 persons were detected as Covid-19 positive in Cachar.

As per the updated data, a total of 12,726 Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) were done, out of which, 128 persons were found positive, whereas 66 more were detected positive in RT-PCR Test. With this, the total number of Covid cases since 1 April, 2021 reached 16,207, whereas during this phase, 14,289 patients were discharged.

Apart from this, the district authority informed that out of the 1,763 active patients:

• 124 of them are admitted at SMCH
• 10 at MH
• 20 at SM Dev Civil Hospital
• 21 at Green Heals Pvt Hospital
• 15 at CRPF Doyapur
• 00 at Gracewell Nursing Home
• 19 at Cachar Cancer Hospital
• 09 at Valley Hospital
• 00 at South City Hospital
• 00 at Nightingale Hospital
• 11 at Jivan Jyoti Hospital
• 08 at Chotodudpatil Model Hospital
• 02 Palonghat Model Hospital
• 1,523 patients are in home isolation.

Death of Covid-19 patients continued unabated in Barak Valley. The last 24 hours (5 PM on 17 June to 5 PM on 18 June) witnessed demise of 03 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 03 deceased, 02 are from Karimganj and 01 is from Cachar.

The deceased were identified as Munni Lal Ree (70) from Dullabhcherra in Karimganj, Hashma Khannan Laskar (55) from Rongpur, Silchar in Cachar district and Mashuk Ahmed (75) from Ward No 2 in Karimganj.

Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH informed that till 5 PM on 18 June, there were 135 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College, out of which 84 patients were there in the ICU, whereas, 51 of them were in the Covid ward. Further, 15 patients were put under ventilator support and 112 of them were in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 18 Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH and 04 of them were discharged. Further, 02 of them have opted for home isolation.