Assam reports 1,371 new COVID-19 cases; two more deaths

 Assam recorded 1,371 more COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking total to 34,947 as two more people succumbed to disease in state, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. state w has 8,238 active case of infection, he tweeted.

"Alert ~ 1371 new #COVID cases detected in Assam out of 22876 tests done in last 24 hrs. Positivity rate continues to be low at 5.9%," Sarma said in a tweet. Out of new cases, highest number of 295 was reported in Kamrup Metropolitan district, which primarily comprises Guwahati city, followed by 221 in Kamrup district, he said.

With latest numbers, Assam has reported a total of 34,947 cases of COVID-19, of which 14,062 are from state capital alone. A 70-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man died due to COVID-19 during day, Sarma said in a separate tweet.

"Two more #COVID19 patients...have succumbed to ir infections today. y both were from Kamrup Metro and mitted at GMCH, Guwahati. My prayers & condolences to ir bereaved families," he said.

With this, total number of deaths due to COVID-19 in state has gone up to 88. Six more COVID-19 patients have died in state but government's Death Audit Board has t included m in tally as y h or ailments.

Meanwhile, 1,216 more patients have recovered and y were discharged from different hospitals and COVID Care Centres across state, minister said in ar tweet. "Yet ar day, we have more than 1000 recovered patients. We shall overcome," he ded.

With se, 26,618 persons have recovered so far. Sarma also informed that a 86-year-old man from Japorigog in Guwahati with co-morbidities defeated vel coronavirus and was discharged from Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital after spending 12 days in ICU.

Health and Family Welfare Department, in its media bulletin, said doubling rate of cases has increased to 15 days. It furr stated that recovery rate of COVID-19 patients stands at 76.17 per cent, while death rate is still very low at 0.25 per cent.

In a separate tweet, Sarma said state has crossed eight-lakh mark in total number of samples tested for COVID-19 virus since first test on February 7.

"My best appreciation for hard work by Health Dept teams who continue ir mission of tracking & tracing those who may be infected by #coronavirus. Today on July 28, our test figures crossed 8 lakh - 802,674 to be precise.

"Well done. Request all to come forward to test," he said.

minister stated that last one lakh tests were conducted in six days.

Assam ditional Director General of Police (Law and Order) G P Singh tweeted that a total of 1,278 personnel from force have tested positive till date, of whom 957 have recovered.

"207 have rejoined duty. We've unfortunately lost four colleagues till date," he ded.