8 death, 430 of Darjeeling district, 43 of Darjeeling Hills, 224 of Plains, 242 of SMC tested positive, 93 admitted in Covid Block of NBMCH

Out of 4380 tests done 412 tested positive, 

33 recovered from Covid-19, Fresh positive cases during last 24 hrs- 

KalimNews, Kalimpong, 26 April 2021: Reports received and collected regarding testing and treatment of Covid patients in the different Hospitals of North Bengal including Darjeeling district and Gorkhaland Territorial Administration during the last 24 hours is as follows:

8 Death:

Shiv Kumar Dutta, 70 yr old patient of Jyotinagar Colony Pradhan Nagar Siliguri died lastnight in in RICU Ward of NBMCH.

Pulokesh Chakraborty, 72 yr old of Chayanpara Bhaktinagar Siliguri died today in CCU of Covid Ward of NBMCH. He was admitted on 21 April.

Shree Hari Das, 55 yr old of Islampur died today in RICU Ward of NBMCH. He was admitted on 22 April. 

Anjan Mukhopadhyay (Lawyer), 53 yr old of Sushrutnagar near NBMCH died today in a nursing home of Hill Cart Road in Siliguri

Suny SIngha, 50 yr old of Bagdogra died today in NBMCH.

Raj Kumar Pal, 46 yr old of Shima Sarani Hyderpara died today in NBMCH

1 in Darjeeling Sadar and 1 in Kurseong died today.

Test report received from VRD Laboratory at NBMCH

Total number of swab samples received for RTPCR Tests from the districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar is 4380

Of these 412 samples tested positive.

242 in SMC:

242 of Siliguri Municipality Corporation (163 in Darjeeling and 79 in Jalpaiguri districts) tested positive. 

430 in Darjeeling district:

Record 430 positive cases reported in the district of Darjeeling, of which 163 are from the area of Darjeeling district of the SMC. 

Beside this 43 cases reported from the Darjeeling Hills (7 in Darjeeling Municipality, 8 in Kurseong Municipality, 13 in Mirik, 4 in Bijanbari, 5 in Sukhiapokhari, 6 in Takdah).

224 of the plains (109 in Matigara, 72 in Naxalbari, 34 in Phansidewa, 2 in Khoribari 7 in Sukuna) also tested positive.

93 patients in NBMCH:

93 patients are being treated for Covid- 19 and suspected Covid- 19 infection in the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital. Out of this, 78 are admitted in the CCU unit of the newly opened Covid Block of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH).(Capacity 203 seats) 

During the last 24 hours 15 patients are admitted in the Isolation Wards of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH). There are 3 patients in the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (RICU) ward, 3 in Gynecological Maternity Isolation ward and 9 in Isolation ward -1, but no patients in surgical isolation ward. 

33 Discharged:

33 patients have been released from Covid hospitals that also includes home isolation patients but excluding patients in private hospitals and army establishments