One new corona case detected in Hailakandi on Friday; total tally 3301

23 Oct: One fresh COVID-19 positive case has been reported from South Assam’s Hailakandi district on Friday, taking the total tally to 3,301. Health authorities here disclosed that only one positive case has been detected under RT-PCR. Altogether 272 swab samples were taken on Friday out of which 44 are under RT-PCR and 228 under RAT.

Altogether 1,915 cases have been found positive under RAT with over 50 per cent without travel history. 3,232 persons on being cured have been discharged from hospitals.The number of active cases is 46. Nine COVID-19 positive patients have breathed their last at Silchar Medical College and Hospital. 14 deaths at SMC&H have been declared as ‘non-COVID’ by the State level Death Audit Board. 31 COVID-19 asymptomatic persons are under home isolation.

Of the 28,466 RT-PCR samples taken, 26,046 have tested negative. Swab results of 110 persons are awaited.
1,00,451 swab samples were taken out of which 28,466 are under RT-PCR and 71,985 under RAT.