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1,798 tests Covid-19 +ve in Assam on Tuesday, 1,645 discharged & 10 deaths registered
There are 16,250 active Covid cases in Assam
July 20: On Tuesday, out of 1,42,017 tests, 1,798 persons were detected as COVID-19 positive in Assam. With this, the state tally of coronavirus has now gone upto 5,50,878. The positivity rate in the state is 1.27 percent. Kamrup (Metro) district registered 256 positive cases during the day. Further, on Tuesday, 10 more persons lost their lives in the state due to COVID-19. With this, the death toll in the state reached 5,029. The recovery rate is 95.89 percent.
It needs mention here that on Monday, 1,797 persons tested positive in Assam and 20 deaths were registered.
On Tuesday, 1,645 patients were discharged in Assam. With this, a total of 5,28,252 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 95.89 percent. At present, there are 16,250 active cases in the state.
Summary of 20/7/2021
Today’s Total 1798
Overall Positivity Percentage (1798 cases out of 1,42,017 test done = 1.27%)
Kamrup(M) 256
Death 10
Recovery Rate 95.89%
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 20, 2021
Further, during the day, 10 patients died in Assam due to COVID-19. Out of the 10 deceased, 01 each are from Bongaigaon, Charaideo, Darrang, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Hojai, Kamrup Metro, Kamrup Rural & Sonitpur. The death tally of the state now stands at 5,029.