4 (1 of Kalimpong) die of Covid : 79 in Darj, 43 in Darj Hills, 14 in Plains, 25 in SMC test positive, 51 admitted in Covid Block of NBMCH

Out of 1325 tests done 80 test positive, 106 recovered from Covid-19. 

KalimNews, Kalimpong, 6 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:

4 Dies 

Rakesh Kumar Karki, 61 yr old of Sukna Pradhan Nagar died today in CCU of Covid Ward of NBMCH

Anima Basak, 62 yr old of Kalimpong died today in CCU of Covid Ward of NBMCH. 

Tanka Rai, 44 yr old of Rangli Rangliot died today in CCU of Covid Ward of NBMCH. 

Govind Roy, 49 yr old of Chamapasari Pradhan Nagar Siliguri died today in CCU of Covid Ward of NBMCH.  

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

1325 swab samples received for Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RTPCR) Tests in the districts of Darjeeling- 865, Kalimpong- 115, Jalpaiguri- 186, Alipurduar- 159. Of these samples 80 test positive.

25 in SMC:

25 of Siliguri Municipality Corporation (22 in Darjeeling and 3 in Jalpaiguri districts) test positive. 

79 in Darjeeling district:

79 positive cases reported in the district of Darjeeling, of which 22 are from the area of Darjeeling district of the SMC. 

14 of the Hills (3 in Darjeeling Municipality, 2 in Kurseong Municipality, 0 in Mirik, 2 in Bijanbari, 2 in Sukhiapokhari, 5 in Takdah)

43 of the plains (19 in Matigara, 7 in Naxalbari, 1 in Khoribari, 10 in Phansidewa, 6 in Sukuna) also test positive.

52 patients in NBMCH: (364 beds)

In the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, 52 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 43 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), 14 in Covid Block III (Female Medicine II) and 1 in HDU (Trauma care centre) 8 in surgical isolation ward.

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

106 Discharged:

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