COVID: 99 new cases reported in Hailakandi today

On Friday, 99 new coronavirus cases were detected in Hailakandi. This takes the total tally to 2,168.

Health authorities disclosed that of the 99 positive cases, 58 were detected under the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) while 41 under RT-PCR.  Altogether 1,135 cases have been found positive under RAT with over 50 per cent without travel history.

1,669 persons on being cured have been discharged from hospitals. The number of active cases at the moment stands at 484.

Six COVID-19 positive patients have breathed their last at Silchar Medical College and Hospital. Nine deaths at SMC&H have been declared as ‘non-COVID’ by the State level Death Audit Board.

115 COVID-19 afflicted persons are under home isolation. Of the 20,494 swab samples taken, 15,670 have tested negative. Swab results of 2,911 persons are awaited.  The district administration has stepped up swab samples collection. 21,177 swab samples were taken under RT-PCR and 25,817 under RAT. 1,680 samples were taken on Friday.  40-45 mobile medical teams have also fanned out to different parts of the district.