COVID tally rises to 1310 in Hailakandi district; testing under RAT to be intensified

On Sunday, 12 fresh COVID-19 positive cases have been reported from Hailakandi taking the total tally to 1,310.

Health authorities in the district disclosed that of the 12 positive cases detected on Sunday, eight cases have been detected under the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT). On Saturday, 815 tests were conducted under RAT, the highest so far on a single day.

A total of 457 cases have been found positive under RAT with 230 of them are without travel history.  As of now the active number stands at 371 while 919 people have been cured and released from hospital.

The district saw two COVID-19 deaths- Mangoli Rani Das (53) and Foijul Haque Barbhuiya (65). The two breathed their last at Silchar Medical College and Hospital. As of now, six deaths at SMC&H have been declared as ‘non-COVID’ by the audit board.

As per the authorities, 17 people are currently under facility quarantine while 6,443 are under home quarantine.

Meanwhile, the district administration has also decided to step up swab sample collection under RAT from Monday onwards. 40-45 mobile medical teams will fan out to different parts of the district to collect swab samples with a focus primarily on market places, godowns and commercial areas. The administration has set a target of collecting 1,500 swab samples every day.

Deputy Commissioner, Megh Nidhi Dahal has urged people to get their swab test to prevent further spread of the disease in the community. Dahal has urged the religious leaders, community leaders, political leaders, senior citizens and people’s representatives to join hands with the administration in making Hailakandi a COVID-free district.