Only 2 found Covid-19 positive in Cachar on Thursday

Sept 23:  The District Health Department of Cachar updated the Covid-19 data of Thursday at 11.40 PM. As per the latest data, 02 persons were detected as Coronavirus positive during the day. With this, the number of active cases in Cachar has come down to 62. This was informed by District Media Expert on Thursday night. Also, 20 patients were discharged during the day. It needs mention here that on Wednesday, 09 persons were detected as Covid-19 positive in Cachar.

As per the updated data, a total of 2,814 Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) were done, out of which, 01 person was found positive, whereas 01 more was detected positive in RT-PCR Test. With this, the total number of Covid cases since 1 April, 2021 reached 20,016 whereas during this phase, 19,743 patients were discharged.

Apart from this, the district authority informed that out of the 64 active patients:

11 of them are admitted at SMCH
09 at MH
00 at SM Dev Civil Hospital
08 at Green Heals Pvt Hospital
01 at Cachar Cancer Hospital
04 at Chotodudpatil Model Hospital
29 patients are in home isolation.

The Covid-19 situation in Cachar is gradually improving. There has been substantial decline in the number of daily positive cases. The last 24 hours (5 PM on 22 September to 5 PM on 23 September) did not witness the death of any Covid-19 positive patient at Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH). This was informed by Dr. Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH on Thursday evening.

Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH informed that till 5 PM on 23 September, there were 14 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College. Further, no patients were put under ventilator support, but 02 were in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 03 Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH but none of them were discharged.