With 6 more Covid +ve cases, day’s total in Cachar rises to 29 on 18 July

July 18: The District Health Department of Cachar updated the Covid-19 data of Sunday at 11.15 PM. As per the latest data, 06 more persons were detected as Coronavirus positive during the day. With this, a total of 29 persons were found positive in the district on 18 July. Earlier, at 6 PM, it was informed that 23 persons were found positive. With this, the number of active cases in Cachar has gone upto to 344. This was informed by District Media Expert on Sunday night. Also, 51 patients were discharged during the day. It needs mention here that on Saturday, 87 persons were detected as Covid-19 positive in Cachar.

As per the updated data, a total of 1,863 Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) were done, out of which, 23 persons were found positive, whereas 06 more were detected positive in RT-PCR Test. With this, the total number of Covid cases since 1 April, 2021 reached 18,566 whereas during this phase, 18,043 patients were discharged.

Apart from this, the district authority informed that out of the 344 active patients:

85 of them are admitted at SMCH
14 at MH
32 at SM Dev Civil Hospital
07 at Green Heals Pvt Hospital
06 at CRPF Doyapur
00 at Gracewell Nursing Home
02 at Cachar Cancer Hospital
00 at Valley Hospital
00 at South City Hospital
04 at Chibitabichia Model Hospital
05 at Jivan Jyoti Hospital
18 at Chotodudpatil Model Hospital
23 Palonghat Model Hospital
148 patients are in home isolation.

The Covid-19 situation in gradually is gradually improving. There has been substantial decline in the number of daily positive cases. The last 24 hours (5 PM on 17 July to 5 PM on 18 July) 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 Sunday evening.

Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH informed that till 5 PM on 18 July, there were 77 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College, out of which 54 patients were there in the ICU, whereas, 23 of them were in the Covid ward. Further, 05 patients were put under ventilator support and 61 of them were in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 12 Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH and 10 of them were discharged.