HAILAKANDI, July 12 - The Deputy Commissioner�s office here has become a coronavirus hotspot as 18 employees, including an additional deputy commissioner got afflicted with the COVID-19 disease during the last 48 hours.
The local people are apprehensive of community infection and therefore demanded declaration of the DC office as a containment zone. An official said that the office had been sanitized and skeletal staff running some important branches in the office. People also alleged rampant violation of COVID-19 rules in the district.
Meanwhile, 66 more fresh COVID-19 positive cases were detected in Hailakandi district during the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 540.
Three employees of the DC�s establishment, namely Rajib Bhattacharjee (44), Raktimava Dey (41) and Prabhat Chandra Nath (44) have all tested positive. Earlier, 15 employees, including Additional Deputy Commissioner Ranadip Dam were detected COVID-19 positive.
Health authorities disclosed here today that Rasham Uddin Laskar (23), Amzad Hussain (24), Sahab Uddin (26), Uajul Hoque Laskar (20), Anam Uddin Laskar (30), Abdul Goni Laskar (25), Salman Hussain Mazumder (20), Sajal Uddin Laskar (25), Dilwar Hussain Barbhuiya (23), Sajel Ahmed Laskar (23), Wajid Hussain (24), Fakrul Islam Laskar (21), Abdul Malik Laskar (28), Bimal Kalita (52), Sajal Kanti Deb (45), Ruhul Amin Laskar (26), Ismail Ali (25), Abdul Ali Mazumder (31), Pintu Bhumiz (27), Rajib Bhattarcharjee (44), Raktimava Dey (44), Prabhat Chandra Nath (44), Habiba Khanom Barbhuiya (42), Akshay Kumar Das (51), Seraj Uddin Barbhuiya (59), Forij Ahmed Laskar (36), Narayan Nath (37), Kulendra Riang (27), Abdul Kalam Laskar (30), Abdul Halil (22), Atiqur Rahman (25), Dilwar Hussain (26), Asadulla Choudhury (20), Abdul Halil Laskar (34), Ajmol Hussain (26), Nazim Uddin Sk (23), Anwar Hussain Laskar (36), Faraj Uddin (18) Kamrul Islam (23), Kamal Uddin Laskar (21), Riaj Uddin Barbhuiya (23), Sharif Uddin Mazumder (21), Nazrul Islam Talukdar (29), Jashim Uddin (29), Saharul Islam Laskar (19), Ali Ahmed Laskar (29), Anwar Hussain Barbhuiya (30), Kaydul Hussain Barbhuiya (20), Sahajahan Ahmed (22), Arman Ahmed Md (2), Badrul Islam Laskar (25), Muyajjam Hussain Laskar (28), Kabir Hussain Uddin Choudhury (19), Khadua Begum (22), Sekh Sayat Ali (21), Ashraf Uddin (26), Toybur Rahman (28), Ansarulla (22), Ickbal H Laskar (26), Hilal Ahmed Laskar (27), Saharul Alom Barbhuiya (22), Ibadulla Laskar (23), Murolidhar Tripura (20), Jibinta Mohan (23), Dinesh Tripura (21) and Nonigopal Dasgupta (40), all turned out positive.
Seven police personnel tested positive on Sunday. Two persons with symptoms have been admitted to the SK Roy Civil Hospital. The driver of Circle Officer, Lala has been detected positive together with his wife.
In all, 315 cured persons have been discharged from different hospitals.There are 157 active cases in the district as per the health bulletin released on Saturday.
Two COVID-19 positive patients viz., Mangoli Rani Das (53) and Foijul Haque Barbhuiya (65) breathed their last at Silchar Medical College and Hospital. In all, 1,257 persons are under 26 facility quarantine centres while 4,598 persons were under home quarantine. Of the 10,952 swab samples taken, 8,342 turned out to be negative.
