127 positive in Cachar 4 dead in last 24 hours; 49 in Hailakandi, Karimganj 34

Cachar district administration informed that 127 individuals have tested positive in the district on Thursday.

Dr. Bhaskar Gupta, vice-principal of Silchar Medical College and Hospital during his daily media briefing said 22 patients took admission in SMCH while 27 got discharged in the past 24 hours.

Gupta added, “16 patients are in ICU and two are placed under ventilation. 19 are considered to be in critical condition. 4 died in SMCH in the last 24 hours, two of them are from Cachar and two from Karimganj.”

On the other hand, Hailakandi, DIPR informed that 49 fresh COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in the district on Thursday, taking the total tally to 2,069. Health authorities disclosed that of the 49 positive cases, 14 have been detected under the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) while 35 under RT-PCR.

In Hailakandi, so far, 1,077 cases have been found positive under RAT with over 50 per cent without travel history. 1,626 persons on being cured have been discharged from hospitals. The number of active cases in the district stands at 428.

“Six COVID-19 positive patients have breathed their last at Silchar Medical College and Hospital whereas nine deaths at SMC&H have been declared as ‘non-COVID’ by the State level Death Audit Board,” shared Hailakandi DIPR.

As per available information, 34 patients have tested positive in Karimganj. 22 of them were tested using the Rapid Antigen Test Kit.