2.94% positivity rate in Cachar, 244 positive till 6 pm, 34 in Hailakandi, 102 in Karimganj; 3 dead at SMCH

According to the Medical Bulletin of the Silchar Medical College & Hospital, as of June 14 at 5 pm, there are 181 active Corona patients at the hospital. According to the vice-principal of the college Dr Bhaskar Gupta, there are 91 patients in the ICU ward and 90 in the Covid ward. 21 of them are in ventilation support and 124 are in oxygen support.

In the previous 24 hours, 21 patients were admitted to the hospital and 16 patients were discharged. 21 Covid patients have taken home isolation. 3 patients have died at the Silchar Medical College in the last 24 hours ending at 5:00 pm on June 14 with Corona infection.

Binu Nath, a 65-year-old resident of the Chengcoorie Kanchanpur area of the Cachar district, was admitted to the Silchar Medical College & Hospital on June 9 and died on June 14 today at 6 am.
Bimal Kumar Das, aged 75, a resident of the Rangirkhari area of Silchar in the Cachar district, was admitted to the Silchar Medical College & Hospital on June 12 and expired on June 14 at 9:30 am.
Joy Narayan Satnami, aged 61, of the Manipur Bazar area of the Hailakandi district, was admitted to the Silchar Medical College & Hospital on June 6. He breathed his last on June 14 today at 5 pm with a corona infection.

The Cachar district health department informed that 15 samples have tested positive on RT-PCR while 229 on RAT. On Monday, 7,773 samples were tested using the Rapid Antigen Test kit which means the district’s positivity rate on RAT stands at 2.94%. More RT-PCR numbers are awaited.

In the Hailakandi district, 34 samples tested positive and all on RAT. 2,253 samples were tested on Monday, reporting a 1.50% positivity rate.

In the Karimganj district, 102 samples tested positive on Monday out of 3,907 samples collected. Currently, there are 1095 active cases in Karimganj. The district’s positivity rate today stands at 2.61%