49 tests +ve in Karimganj on Friday, 104 discharged, 1 death registered

May 14: Karimganj reported 49 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday, pushing the coronavirus tally in the district to 5,691. Of the 49 active cases detected on Friday, 42 have been found positive under Rapid Antigen Test and seven under RT-PCR. It needs mention here that on Thursday, 92 persons were detected as Covid positive in Karimganj

The district has altogether 720 active COVID-19 cases while 104 patients have been discharged from hospital and home isolation on Friday. 1,035 swab samples were collected on Friday. Altogether 2,46,311 samples have been tested so far. The district has currently 14 active containment zones.

Death of Covid-19 patients continued unabated in Barak Valley. Friday witnessed demise of 04 more 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 as per the protocol. Out of the 04 deceased at SMCH on 14 May, 03 of them are from Cachar district, while 01 of them is from Karimganj district. The deceased from Karimganj was identified as:

• Gita Dhar (55) from Patharkandi in Karimganj district was admitted at SMCH on 7 May. She, however, breathed her last at 9.40 PM on 13 May, 2021.