1 dies, 56 in Darj, 31 in Darj Hills, 12 in Plains, 14 in SMC tests positive, 20 admitted in Covid Block of NBMCH

Out of 1493 tests done 47 test positive, 36 recovered from Covid-19.

KalimNews, Kalimpong, 17 Aug 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 are as follows:

 

1 death

Anjali Rai, 47 yr old of Shalbari Shankar Busty, Pradhan Nagar Siliguri died today in CCU of Covid Ward of NBMCH.

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

1493 swab samples received for Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RTPCR) Tests in the districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar. Of these samples 47 tested positive.

 

14 in SMC:

14 of Siliguri Municipality Corporation (13 in Darjeeling and 1 in Jalpaiguri districts) test positive. 

 

56 in Darjeeling district:

56 positive cases were reported in the district of Darjeeling, of which 13 are from the area of Darjeeling district of the SMC. 

31 of the Hills (5 in Darjeeling Municipality, 1 in Kurseong Municipality, 2 in Mirik, 13 in Bijanbari, 3 in Sukhiapokhari,7 in Takdah)

12 of the plains (0 in Khoribari, 7 in Matigara, 2 in Naxalbari, 1 in Phansidewa, 2 in Sukuna) also test positive.

 

20 patients in NBMCH: (364 beds)

In the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, 20 patients are being treated for Covid-19 and suspected Covid-19 infection in North Bengal Medical College and Hospital. In the Covid block, there are 8 patients of which 4 are admitted to the CCU unit of the Covid Block I and 4 in Covid Block II (Chest & Cardiac Unit) of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH), and no patient in HDU (Trauma care centre) and in the surgical isolation ward.

There are 5 patients in the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (RICU) ward, and 1 child patient are admitted in the Pediatric Covid Block of NBMCH, but 6 in the Gynecological Maternity Isolation ward (ID III).

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

36 Discharged:

36 patients have been released from Covid hospitals including home isolation patients but excluding patients in private hospitals and army establishments.