110 tested positive for Covid-19, one expired, 103 recovered

Imphal: A total of110 persons incuding 17 central security personnel were tested postive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours as on Wednesday 5 pm.

The new positive cases are from VRDL, RIMS – 20; JNIMS — 12; RD Wing – 6; Ukhrul -4; Imphal East RAT – 16; Thoubal – 9; Shija Hospital – 3; RIMS RAT – I; Kangpokpi – 9; Churachandpur – 10; Bishnupur – 4; Sloan Hospital — 2; Babina Diagnostics — 11; Raj Medicity -3. They are from Imphal West – 26; Imphal East- 29; Tboubal – 18; Noney — 3; Kangpokpi — 1; Ukhrul — 2; Churachandpur -10; Bishnupur — 4.

Fourteen persons (Churachandpur — 9, Noney — 3; Ukhml -2) out of the general population are returnees from other states while the rest 79 are locals without any significant travel history. They are being shifted to the Covid care facilities. All necessary medical precautionary measures like containment and contact tracing are in place, the Covid-19 control room said.

In the last 24 hours, one male aged 75 years from Imphal East expired at JNIMS. The cumulative number of deaths is 48, it added.

During this period 103 persons were discharged from CAPF (23), RIMS (2), JNIMS (6), CCC Lamding Thoubal (10), NIELIT Churachandpur (II), Lanva Churachndpur (1), UNACCO (5), CCC Lamboikhongnangkhong (35), Senapati (4), Jiribam (1) and Kangpokpi (5) after they were found Covid-19 free on RT PCR test, it said.

The cumulative number of positive cases is 8320, that of recovered cases is 6521 and yhe number of active cases is 1751 (general population — 1446 and central security personnel – 305). The recovery rate is 78.37 percent.

The control room provides helpline numbers which are available round the clock. The number for Covid Common Control Room is 1800-345-3818, for Psychological Support Number – 8787457035, 9402751364, 7629943596 and Hospitalisation Number is 1800-103-2015.

It said, ” If you were in contact with a positive person, self isolate immediately. Contact Covid control room or CMO for testing. Together we can break the Covid chain,” the control room said.

It said online teleconsultation by government doctors from home is made available (10 am to 3 pm every day except on Sunday) by downloading eSanjeevaniOPD app at Google Play store or through www.esanjeevaniopd.in.