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HAILAKANDI: Total 19 fresh COVID-19 positive cases were from South Assam's Hailakandi district on Saturday, taking the total tally to 2,739, stated a press release.
Health authorities here disclosed that of the 19 positive cases, 11 were detected under the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) while eight under RT-PCR. Total 483 swab samples were taken on Saturday. Altogether 1,502 cases have been found positive under RAT with over 50 per cent without travel history. Total 2,387 persons on being cured have been released from hospitals. The number of active cases is 333.
Eight COVID-19 positive patients breathed their last at Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH). Eleven deaths at SMCH have been declared as 'non-COVID' by the State-level Death Audit Board. Total 98 COVID-19 afflicted persons are under home isolation.
Of the 23,884 swab samples taken, 20,771 have tested negative. Swab results of 996 persons are awaited. The district administration has stepped up swab sample collection. Total 58,517 swab samples were taken under RT-PCR and RAT. Around 40-45 mobile medical teams have fanned out to different parts of the district.