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235 persons test Covid-19 +ve in Cachar till 6 PM on Sunday, 4 deaths at SMCH
13 air passengers during the day were detected as Covid-19 positive
May 16: A total of 235 new cases of COVID-19 was reported till 6 PM on Sunday in Cachar. The number of positive cases is expected to rise towards the night. During the day, 230 persons were found positive in Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT), whereas 05 more were detected positive in RT-PCR Test. This was informed by Suman Choudhury, District Media Expert on Sunday evening. It needs mention here that on Friday, 180 persons were detected as Covid-19 positive in Cachar.
During the day, 358 air passengers who arrived at Silchar Airport underwent Covid test at MG Model Hospital, Tikal. A total of 13 air passengers during the day were detected as Covid-19 positive.
Death of Covid-19 patients continued unabated in Barak Valley. The last 24 hours 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. All the 04 deceased at SMCH during the last 24 hours are from Cachar district.
The 04 deceased were identified as: Bappa Roy (43) from Borjalenga in Cachar district, Shibani Das (66) from Srima Pally in College Road, Silchar, Haridas Roy (75) from Salgonga in Cachar district and Sajal Kanti Malakar (48) from Tarapur, Silchar.
