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HAILAKANDI: 16 fresh COVID-19 positive cases have been found in South Assam's Hailakandi district, taking the tally to 381.
Health authorities here disclosed that Ranadip Kumar Dam (49), Taposh Deb (28), Rafijul Ali Barbhuiya (52), Krishna Mohan Rudrapalli (49), Jalaluddin Barbhuiya (20), Rathindra Kr. Roy (51), Bhumi Dhar Das (53), Rustom Ali (28), Uttam Singha Choudhury (36), Mujakir Hussain Laskar (21), Joynal Uddin (22), Jiban Gogoi (30), Tayabur Rahman Laskar (22), Amir Hussain (32), Chiranjiv Das (55), and Chirantana Das (21), have tested positive on Wednesday.
Among the persons infected, an official of the rank of Additional Deputy Commissioner and two employees are from DC's establishment, two security personnel from Kuchila camp, three health personnel from Kalinagar BPHC and one from Rongpur Part 3. The ADC's peon and PSO have tested positive.
Meanwhile, Fire and Emergency Services personnel have carried out sanitisation of the DC's establishment. As soon as the positive cases were detected, the office closed down barring one or two branches on Wednesday afternoon and it will remain shut on Thursday. Swad collection of the rest of the employees of the DC's office will be taken.
Of the 9,684 swab samples taken so far, 7,402 turned out to be negative. Swab results of 1,721 are awaited as per health bulletin released on Tuesday evening.