1 of Kalimpong dies, 16 in Darj, 3 in Darj Hills, 7 in Plains, 7 in SMC tests positive, 16 admitted in Covid Block of NBMCH

Out of 442 samples- 13 tests positive, 3 recovered from Covid-19.

KalimNews, Kalimpong, 5 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

Dhruva Chhetri, 61 yr old of 9th Mile Kalimpong died today in Triveni Covid Hospital.

Paediatric Ward of NBMCH

43 new children admitted in paediatric ward, of which 5 are suffering from ARI (Acute respiratory Illness) and 1 is referred patients from other hospitals. Presently 30 Children patients suffering from ARI (Acute respiratory Illness) are admitted. 11 are released today after recovery. There are 139 beds reserved in the Paediatric Ward.

4 children died

4 newly borne Child died at NBMCH, of which all 4 died of various diseases like low birth weight (LBW) and none died of ARI (Acute respiratory Illness).

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

Out of 442 swab samples received for Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RTPCR) Tests - 382 from Darjeeling, 60 from Kalimpong, 13 tested positive. 

 

7 in SMC:

7 of Siliguri Municipality Corporation (6 in Darjeeling and 1 Jalpaiguri districts) test positive. 

 

16 in Darjeeling district:

16 positive cases were reported in the district of Darjeeling, while 6 are from the area of Darjeeling district of the SMC. 

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

7 of the plains (1 in Khoribari, 4 in Matigara, 0 in Naxalbari, 0 in Phansidewa, 2 in Sukuna) also test positive.

Dr. Rudra nath Bhattacharya, Chairman of Rogi Kalyan Samity of Siliguri and former MLA tested positive. Though he has taken both doses of the vaccination he tested positive for the second time.

16 admitted:

In the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, 16 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 which 8 are admitted to the CCU unit of the Covid Block I and 6 in Covid Block II (Chest & Cardiac Unit) of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH), 

There are no child patients in the Pediatric Covid Block of NBMCH but 1 patient in the Gynecological Maternity Isolation ward (ID III), 1 in Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (RICU) ward 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).

3 Discharged:

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