Assam registers 238 new Coronavirus cases positivity rate drops to 064pc
Guwahati Nov 20 PTI The number of new COVID-19 cases in Assam increased by 48 against the previous day with 238 fresh infections reported on Saturday taking the overall caseload in the state to 615291 a National Health Mission NHM said The death toll during the day at five was also higher than the lone fatality reported on Friday it added The new cases were detected out of 37223 tests conducted during the day putting the days positivity rate at 064 per cent which was less than 067 per cent on Friday Among the fresh infections 135 were reported from Kamrup Metropolitan district 13 from Barpeta and 12 from Jorhat The cumulative number of COVID-19 tests conducted in the state so far has reached 25437888 Of the five COVID-19 deaths reported during the day two were from Kamrup Rural and one each from Golaghat Kamrup Metropolitan and Kokrajhar The total death toll in the state has touched 6071 with the death rate at 099 per cent The number of COVID-19 patients dying due to other reasons remained at 1347 Altogether 184 patients were discharged from different facilities during the day after testing negative for the virus the NHM bulletin said The number of cured patients in the state so far is 606117 with a recovery rate of 9851 per cent Assam currently has 1756 active coronavirus cases Meanwhile the cumulative beneficiaries receiving the vaccines in Assam so far increased to 31491235 with 207407 getting their jabs on Saturday PTI SSG MM MM
Guwahati Nov 20 PTI The number of new COVID-19 cases in Assam increased by 48 against the previous day with 238 fresh infections reported on Saturday taking the overall caseload in the state to 615291 a National Health Mission NHM said The death toll during the day at five was also higher than the lone fatality reported on Friday it added The new cases were detected out of 37223 tests conducted during the day putting the days positivity rate at 064 per cent which was less than 067 per cent on Friday Among the fresh infections 135 were reported from Kamrup Metropolitan district 13 from Barpeta and 12 from Jorhat The cumulative number of COVID-19 tests conducted in the state so far has reached 25437888 Of the five COVID-19 deaths reported during the day two were from Kamrup Rural and one each from Golaghat Kamrup Metropolitan and Kokrajhar The total death toll in the state has touched 6071 with the death rate at 099 per cent The number of COVID-19 patients dying due to other reasons remained at 1347 Altogether 184 patients were discharged from different facilities during the day after testing negative for the virus the NHM bulletin said The number of cured patients in the state so far is 606117 with a recovery rate of 9851 per cent Assam currently has 1756 active coronavirus cases Meanwhile the cumulative beneficiaries receiving the vaccines in Assam so far increased to 31491235 with 207407 getting their jabs on Saturday PTI SSG MM MM
