Two more Covid +ve patients dies at Silchar Medical College on Tuesday

May 11: Tuesday witnessed demise of two more Covid-19 positive patients at Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH). This was informed by Dr. Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH. Their details report were forwarded to the State Death Audit Board as per the protocol. The deceased were identified as:

• Jiten Chandra Das (67) from Chandrapur at Lala in Hailakandi was admitted at SMCH on 9 May. He had a history of fever and cough for 10 days with RT_PCR positivity following admission. He, however, breathed his last at 4.50 AM on 11 May, 2021.
• Dilip Kumar Singh (65) also from Lala in Hailakandi was admitted at SMCH on 5 May. After he was diagnosed to be a case of Covid pneumonia with HTN and medications as per protocol were started. He was admitted in ICU and had to be put on ventilator on being able to maintain oxygen. The patient presented with 76% oxygen on room air. He was diagnosed to be a case of Covid pneumonia and had to be put on NIV . He had a history of Ischemic heart disease. He succumbed to the infection at 10.30 AM on 11 May.

Dr. Bhaskar Gupta further informed that a total of 217 active coronavirus patients are admitted at Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH), out of which, 180 of them are in Covid ward and 37 at ICU. As of now, 117 patients out of 217 active cases are put under oxygen support. Further, 13 of them are in ventilation. On Tuesday, 12 new patients were admitted whereas, 29 of them were discharged.