2 dies of Covid : 82 in Darj, 16 in Darj Hills, 25 in Plains, 48 in SMC tests positive, 32 admitted in Covid Block of NBMCH

Out of 1635 tests done 62 test positive, 59 recovered from Covid-19. 

KalimNews, Kalimpong, 24 July 2021: Reports received from Darjeeling district administration and collected from other sources regarding death, new cases, recovery, 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:

2 Dies 

Gyanmit Lepcha, 59 yr old of Bara Mangwa Busty Darjeeling died today in CCU of Covid Ward of NBMCH. 

Utsah Sarkar, 63 yr old of Debnagar Jalpaiguri died today in a nursing home at Sevoke Road Siliguri 

62 tested positive Test report received from Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL) at NBMCH

1635 swab samples received for Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RTPCR) Tests in the districts of Darjeeling- 746, Kalimpong- 220, Jalpaiguri- 328,  Alipurduar- 341. Of these samples 62 test positive.

48 in SMC:

48 of Siliguri Municipality Corporation (41 in Darjeeling and 7 in Jalpaiguri districts) test positive. 

82 in Darjeeling district:

82 positive cases reported in the district of Darjeeling, of which 41 are from the area of Darjeeling district of the SMC. 

16 of the Hills (2 in Darjeeling Municipality, 1 in Kurseong Municipality, 2 in Mirik, 0 in Bijanbari, 2 in Sukhiapokhari, 9 in Takdah)

25 of the plains (1 in Khoribari, 12 in Matigara, 7 in Naxalbari, 1 in Phansidewa, 4 in Sukuna) also test positive.

32 patients in NBMCH: (364 beds)

In the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, 32 patients are being treated for Covid-19 and suspected Covid-19 infection in the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital. In the Covid block there are 28 patients of which 12 are admitted in the CCU unit of the Covid Block I and 8 in Covid Block II (Chest & Cardiac Unit) of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH), 7 in Covid Block III (Female Medicine II) and no patient in HDU (Trauma care centre) and 1 patient in surgical isolation ward.

There are 2 patients in the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (RICU) ward, 1 in Gynecological Maternity Isolation ward (ID III) and no patient in other Isolation ward -1. 

Beside this 1 child is admitted in the Pediatric Covid Block of NBMCH.

During the last 24 hours, no serious patients are being treated in the two Isolation wards of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH).

59 Discharged:

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