22 fresh COVID-19 positive cases detected in Lakhimpur

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LAKHIMPUR: With the continuous increase in the COVID-19 positive cases during the second surge of contagion, a total of 22 fresh COVID-19 patients were detected in Lakhimpur on Thursday. Out of them, 20 cases were detected through Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) while rest two were found positive as per Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RTPCR) Test result.

The RAT cases were reported from North Lakhimpur urban (1), Dhalpur (4), Bihpuriya (2), Naoboicha (1), Boginadi (2), Ghilamora (1) and North Lakhimpur Civil Hospital Respiratory Clinic (9).

The District Health Department conducted Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) on 1,558 persons across the district on Thursday, out of which 20 people tested positive for coronavirus infection. With these newly-detected patients, the cumulative total of COVID-19 patients of the district has hiked to 8,161 since April 4 of the last year. Out of them, 8,000 recovered patients have been discharged from hospitals and home quarantine while there are 101 active cases at present.

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