1 of Champasari dies, 22 in Darj, 5 in Darj Hills, 10 in Plains, 10 in SMC tests positive, 10 admitted in Covid Block of NBMCH, 4 child died

Out of 92 samples- 12 tests positive, 20 recovered from Covid-19.

KalimNews, Kalimpong, 11 October 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 died

Binod Rai, 62 yr old of Pramod Nagar –Champasari, Siliguri died today in Covid Block of NBMCH. 

Paediatric Ward of NBMCH

27 new children suspected to be infected by Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) are admitted in paediatric ward during the last 24 hrs, None of them are suffering from ARI (Acute respiratory Illness). 30 were released today after recovery. 

4 child died:

4 admitted child died of which a One 1 month 11 days old child of Coochbehar died of congenital heart disease and ARI. Other 3 newly born babies of Jalpaiguri, Uttar Dinajpur and Bihar died of low birth weight (LBW).

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

Out of 92 swab samples received for Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RTPCR) Tests - 60 from Darjeeling, 32 from Kalimpong, 12 tested positive.

 

10 in SMC:

10 of Siliguri Municipality Corporation (7 in Darjeeling and 3 Jalpaiguri districts) test positive. 

 

22 in Darjeeling district:

22 positive cases were reported in the district of Darjeeling, while 7 are from the area of Darjeeling district of the SMC. 

5 of the Hills (1 in Darjeeling Municipality, 3 in Kurseong Municipality, 0 in Mirik, 1 in Bijanbari, 0 in Sukhiapokhari, 0 in Takdah)

10 of the plains (0 in Khoribari, 1 in Matigara, 3 in Naxalbari, 0 in Phansidewa, 6 in Sukuna) also test positive.

10 admitted:

In the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, 10 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 10 patients of 6 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), 

There is 1 patient in Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (RICU) ward, 1 child patient in the Pediatric Covid Block of NBMCH, but no patients in the Gynecological Maternity Isolation ward (ID III), and none in HDU (Trauma care centre) and surgical isolation ward.

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

20 Discharged:

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