17 more +ve in Assam including 3 each from Cachar & Hailakandi, total rises to 346

May 23: The positive cases are now increasing in Assam by leaps and bounds. At 10.55 PM on Saturday, State Health Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted to inform that 17 more COVID-19 positive cases were reported from the state.

• 04: Chirang
• 04: Tinsukia
• 01: Goalpara
• 08: Tested Positive at Silchar medical College and Hospital (SMCH), out of which 3 are from Cachar, 3 from Hailakandi and 3 from Tripura.

With this, the total number of COVID-19 positive patients in the state has increased to 346. Out of 346 patients, 57 of them were discharged. So at present, the number of active cases in Assam has moved up to 282.

📌Alert ~ 17 more #COVID19+ confirmed.

4 from Chirang; 4 from Tinsukia; 1 from Goalpara; 8 test + at SMCH – Cachar (3), Hailakandi (3) & Tripura (2)

↗️Total cases 346
↗️Recovered 57
↗️Active cases 282
↗️Deaths 04
↗️Migrated 03

Update 10.55 pm / May 23#AssamCovidCount pic.twitter.com/QJjQ8KqvGH

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 23, 2020