With 14 more Covid +ve cases, day’s total in Cachar rises to 33 on 11 August, 1 death at SMCH

Aug 11: The District Health Department of Cachar updated the Covid-19 data of Wednesday at 11.15 PM. As per the latest data, 14 more persons were detected as Coronavirus positive during the day. With this, a total of 33 persons were found positive in the district on 11 August. Earlier, at 6 PM, it was informed that 19 persons were found positive. With this, the number of active cases in Cachar has gone down to 193. This was informed by District Media Expert on Wednesday night. Also, 22 patients were discharged during the day. It needs mention here that on Tuesday, 29 persons were detected as Covid-19 positive in Cachar.

Further, during the day, 4,931 people were vaccinated in Cachar district.

As per the updated data, a total of 6,864 Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) were done, out of which, 19 persons were found positive, whereas 14 more were detected positive in RT-PCR Test. With this, the total number of Covid cases since 1 April, 2021 reached 19,371 whereas during this phase, 18,990 patients were discharged.

Apart from this, the district authority informed that out of the 193 active patients:

59 of them are admitted at SMCH
08 at MH
27 at SM Dev Civil Hospital
14 at Green Heals Pvt Hospital
11 at CRPF Doyapur
00 at Gracewell Nursing Home
01 at Cachar Cancer Hospital
00 at Valley Hospital
00 at South City Hospital
04 at Chibitabichia Model Hospital
00 at Jivan Jyoti Hospital
15 at Chotodudpatil Model Hospital
04 Palonghat Model Hospital
50 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. However, the last 24 hours (5 PM on 10 August to 5 PM on 11 August) witnessed the death of 03 Covid-19 positive patient at Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH). This was informed by Dr. Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH on Wednesday evening. The deceased was identified as:

• Pran Krishna Singha (72) from Ramnagar in Cachar district was admitted at SMCH on 7 August, 2021. She, however, breathed her last at 6.50 AM on 11 August, 2021.

Dr. Bhaskar Gupta further informed that till 5 PM of 11 August, a total of 56 active coronavirus patients are admitted at Silchar Medical College & Hospital (SMCH), out of which, 18 of them are in Covid ward and 38 at ICU. Out of them 46 patients are in oxygen support and 04 are in ventilation. In last 24 hours, 10 new patients were admitted whereas, 12 of them were discharged at SMCH.