Cachar reports 90 COVID positive cases on Tuesday; Bimal Paul died with infection; "Audit report awaited"

78-year-old, Bimal Paul died with COVID infection today. The district health department informed that he had tested positive for the virus before death. “However, we cannot say if is a COVID death or not. We have sent the report to state-level Death Audit Board and they will declare after assessment,” said Media Expert, District Health Department, Suman Choudhury.

Among the 90 individuals to test positive in Cachar, there is the deputy speaker of the state, Aminul Haque Laskar, and his driver. He was suffering from a mild fever and that is why the administration got him and his family members tested using the rapid antigen test kit. His family members tested negative but his driver was found infected by the virus.

Few health Care workers also tested positive for the virus. From old PG Hostel SMCH Dr. Kalyan Nath (29), Jasmine Akhtar Barbhuiya (24), first link road Silchar’s Rakhee Deb (58), Saratpalli’s Bapon Paul (38) were on the list.

Individuals who tested positive for the Coronavirus with an Influenza-Like Illness are Bilpar Silchar’s Bishal Roy (27), Sunham Roy (23), Protiba Roy (50), Nirmal Roy (65) and Katigorah’s Kashilak Gangmei (55).

Contact tracing continued in the district and Medinova Nursing home’s Suma Biswas (21), Sumitra Das (48), Rustana Begum Laskar (30), Rupak Roy (22), Rubi Das (24) have tested positive for the virus. Apart from them, Link Road Meherpur’s Khadeza Begum (32), Vivekananda Road Silchar’s Biswajit Talikdar (40), Srikona Cachar’s Nitish Das Gupta (32), Das Colony’s Dr Gobinda Banik (48), Berenga Part I’s Abul Kalam Noor Ahmed Laskar (38), Rongpur Gangapara’s Sadhana Dutta (49), Anup Goala, (41), Susmita Seal Tanti (23), Bilpar’s Manoj Paul (50) have also tested positive.

Among the defense personnel to test positive for the virus, there are, Abhinash Kumar Mohta (30), Punit Kumar (28) of Dholcherra and CRPF Kashipur’s Sanjeev Kumar (44).

Testing under the Assam Targeted Surveillance Programme, (ATSP) continued in the district and Lakhipur SDO, Jiauddin Choudhary (58), ISBT Cachar’s Rabinbra Deka (40), NN Dutta Road’s Biraj Dhar (38) tested positive.

Capital travels, Banipara Cachar’s Dr. H Membi Singh (27) was also in the list of COVID positive patients,

There were many individuals who have tested positive with travel history. They are:

Air Passenger, From Bangalore, Sundari Part I Kochudaram’s Aminul Haque Laskar (28), Tupkhana Part I’s Mamub Laskar (24), Berabaag Part II’s Samoni Begum Laskar (23), Vivekananda Road, Lane Number 17’s Jimi Nath (31), Goniganj Near Forest Road’s Debangshu Das (23), Joypur Harinagar’s Azim Uddin Barbhuiya (50), Berenga’s Nasim Ahmed Barbhuiya (20.

From Chennai, Bihara Part V’s Siddik Ahmed (18).

From Jammu and Kashmir, Masimpur Gangiram’s Arshad Uddin Mazarbhuiya (29), Banskandi Govindpur part I’s Abul Hussain Choudhury (37), Jaraitala’s Depen Sharma (36).

From Delhi, Itkhola Swami road’s Munnaharshi Das (23).

From Mumbai Banskandi Cachar’s Sajjar Hussain Choudhury (25), Konapara’s Mayman Hanse (24), South Barik Nagar’s AR Barbhuiya (34), Nagdirgram Part I’s Sonai’s Mahimuddin Laskar (22).

From Kolkata, Katigorah’s Abdur Rahman (32), Borkhola’s Mohhamed Sahed Romiz Uddin (21).

From Hyderabad, Banskandi’s Abdul Kadir Choudhury (25), Kathal Road’s Ranjit Das (38)