143 fresh COVID-19 cases detected in Lakhimpur district

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LAKHIMPUR: A total of 143 fresh COVID-19 cases were detected in the district during the last 24 hours. Out of them, 139 cases were detected as per Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) and rest 4 cases were detected as per Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RTPCR) Test. On this day, the District Health Department conducted only 3,908 RATs in the nine COVID-19 test centres of the district, including the Block Primary Health Centers (BPHCs) and private nursing homes, and registered 56.97 per cent achievement in conducting the RAT in order to detect COVID-19 patients out of the targeted figure 6,860. The detected cases were reported from North Lakhimpur Urban Hospital (3), Dhalpur BPHC (29), Bihpuriya BPHC (38), Naoboicha BPHC (21), Boginadi BPHC (12), Ghilamora BPHC (1), Dhakuakhana BPHC (14) and Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital Respiratory Clinic (14).

With these fresh patients, the cumulative total of COVID-19 cases of the district during the second wave of the pandemic has hiked to 8,845 since April 1 of this year. Out of them, 7,844 recovered patients have been discharged from hospitals and home quarantine while 909 are active cases at present. On Thursday, 123 recovered patients were discharged from institutional isolation while 34 recovered patients were discharged from home isolation. During the second wave, 92 people succumbed to the COVID-19 in the district raising the overall tally of the pandemic fatalities up to 151, including last year's fatalities.

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