Assam News

One new corona case detected in Hailakandi

Sentinel Digital Desk

A Correspondent

HAILAKANDI: One fresh COVID-19 positive case has been reported from South Assam's Hailakandi district on Friday taking the total tally to 3,370. Health authorities here disclosed that a single case has been detected under RAT. Altogether 324 swab samples were taken Friday out of which 26 are under RT-PCR and 298 under RAT.

Altogether 1,958 cases have been found positive under RAT with over 50 per cent without travel history. 3,340 persons on being cured have been discharged from hospitals. The number of active cases are seven with six positive patients under home isolation and one at Silchar Medical College and Hospital. Nine COVID-19 positive patients have breathed their last at Silchar Medical College and Hospital. 14 deaths at SMC&H have been declared as 'non-COVID' by the State level Death Audit Board. Of the 32,925 RT-PCR samples taken, 30,513 have tested negative. Swab results of 94 persons are awaited. Altogether 1,41,869 swab samples were taken out of which 32,925 are under RT-PCR and 1,08,944 under RAT.