Three new corona cases detected on Thursday; tally rises to 3,340 in Hailakandi

Dec.10: Three fresh COVID-19 positive cases have been reported from South Assam’s Hailakandi district on Thursday taking the total tally to 3,340. Health authorities here disclosed that all the three cases have been detected under RAT. Altogether 523 swab samples were taken on Thursday out of which 40 are under RT-PCR and 483 under RAT.

Altogether 1,937 cases have been found positive under RAT with over 50 per cent without travel history. 3,311 persons on being cured have been discharged from hospitals.The number of active cases are six with three afflicted persons under home isolation.

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 31,129 RT-PCR samples taken, 28,688 have tested negative. Swab results of 118 persons are awaited. Altogether 1,23,521 swab samples were taken out of which 31,129 are under RT-PCR and 92,392 under RAT.