With 43 more Covid +ve cases, day’s total in Cachar rises to 150 on 13 June, 3 deaths at SMCH

June 13: The District Health Department of Cachar updated the Covid-19 data of Sunday at 11.40 PM. As per the latest data, 43 more persons were detected as coronavirus positive during the day. With this, a total of 150 persons were found positive in the district on 13 June. Earlier, at 6 PM, it was informed that 107 persons were found positive. Along with the rest of the state, gradually the number of fresh coronavirus cases are also exhibiting a downward trend in Cachar district.

With this, the number of active cases in Cachar has reached 2,432. This was informed by DIPRO Cachar on Sunday night. It needs mention here that on Saturday, 251 persons were detected as Covid-19 positive in Cachar.

As per the updated data, a total of 5,912 Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) were done, out of which, 101 persons were found positive, whereas 49 more were detected positive in RT-PCR Test.  With this, the total number of Covid cases since 1 April, 2021 reached 15,013 whereas during this phase, 12,437 patients were discharged.

Apart from this, the district authority informed that out of the 2,432 active patients:

• 214 of them are admitted at SMCH
• 09 at MH
• 29 at SM Dev Civil Hospital
• 32 at Green Heals Pvt Hospital
• 22 at CRPF Doyapur
• 03 at Gracewell Nursing Home
• 34 at Cachar Cancer Hospital
• 15 at Valley Hospital
• 12 at South City Hospital
• 00 at Nightingale Hospital
• 14 at Jivan Jyoti Hospital
• 35 at Chotodudpatil Model Hospital
• 2,013 patients are in home isolation.

Death of Covid-19 patients continued unabated in Barak Valley. The last 24 hours (5 PM on 12 June to 5 PM on 13 June) witnessed demise of 03 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. All the three deceased are from Cachar district.

The deceased were identified as Mritunjoy Kanti Roy (60) from Gorer Bhitor Part-II in Cachar, Sitangshu Shekhar Das Purkayastha (81) from Tarapur Chandmari, Silchar and Pulok Das (48) from Kumbhirgram in Cachar district.

Dr Bhaskar Gupta, Vice Principal of SMCH informed that till 5 PM on 13 June, there were 178 Covid-19 active patients at Silchar Medical College, out of which 79 patients were there in the ICU, whereas, 99 of them were in the Covid ward. Further, 19 patients were put under ventilator support and 127 of them were in oxygen support. In the last 24 hours, 31 Covid positive patients were admitted at SMCH and 44 of them were discharged. Further, 10 of them have opted for home isolation.