1,782 tests Covid-19 +ve in Assam on Friday, 2,656 discharged & 24 deaths registered

July 16: On Friday, out of 1,27,490 tests, 1,782 persons were detected as COVID-19 positive in Assam. With this, the state tally of coronavirus has now gone upto 5,44,227. The positivity rate in the state is 1.40 percent. Kamrup (Metro) district registered 174 positive cases during the day. Further, on Friday, 24 more persons lost their lives in the state due to COVID-19. With this, the death toll in the state reached 4,961. The recovery rate is 95.49 percent.

It needs mention here that on Thursday, 1,922 persons tested positive in Assam and 27 deaths were registered.

On Friday, 2,656 patients were discharged in Assam. With this, a total of 5,19,697 patients got cured and were subsequently discharged from various hospitals and Covid Care centres across the state. This was confirmed in a tweet by NHM, Assam. The recovery rate in the state is 95.49 percent.  At present, there are 18,222 active cases in the state.

Summary of 16/7/2021

Today’s Total 1782

Overall Positivity Percentage (1782 cases out of 1,27,490 test done = 1.40%)

Kamrup(M) 174

Death 24

Recovery Rate 95.49%

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 16, 2021

Further, during the day, 24 patients died in Assam due to COVID-19. Out of the 24 deceased, 03 are from Jorhat & Lakhimpur; 02 each from Dhubri & Kamrup Metro; 01 each from Baksa, Biswanath, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Cachar, Charaideo, Darrang, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Hailakandi, Karimganj, Morigaon, Nagaon & Tinsukia. The death tally of the state now stands at 4,961.