One new corona case detected on Tuesday; tally rises to 3,335 in Hailakandi

Dec.8: One fresh COVID-19 positive case has been reported from South Assam’s Hailakandi district on Tuesday taking the total tally to 3,335. Health authorities here disclosed that one case has been detected under RT-PCR. Altogether 344 swab samples were taken on Tuesday out of which 31 are under RT-PCR and 313 under RAT.

Altogether 1,933 cases have been found positive under RAT with over 50 per cent without travel history. 3,310 persons on being cured have been discharged from hospitals.The number of active case is one. 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.

Of the 31,032 RT-PCR samples taken, 28,578 have tested negative. Swab results of 141 persons are awaited. Altogether 1,22,351 swab samples were taken out of which 31,032 are under RT-PCR and 91,319 under RAT.