3,571 tests Covid-19 +ve in Assam on Saturday, 5,141 discharged & 40 deaths registered

June 19: On Saturday, out of 1,61,420 tests, 3,571 persons were detected as COVID-19 positive in Assam. With this, the state tally of coronavirus has now gone upto 4,80,730. The positivity rate in the state is 2.21 percent. Kamrup (Metro) district registered 199 positive cases during the day. Further, on Saturday, 40 more persons lost their lives in the state due to COVID-19. With this, the death toll in the state reached 4,178. The recovery rate is 91.77 percent.

It needs mention here that on Friday, 3,706 persons tested positive in Assam and 33 deaths were registered.

On Saturday, 5,141 patients were discharged in Assam. With this, a total of 4,41,184 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 91.77 percent.  At present, there are 34,021 active cases in the state.

Summary of 19/6/2021

Today’s Total 3571

Overall Positivity Percentage (3571 cases out of 1,61,420 test done = 2.21%)

Kamrup(M) 199

Death 40

Recovery Rate 91.77%

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 19, 2021

Further, during the day, 40 patients died in Assam due to COVID-19. Out of the 40 deceased, 16 are from Nagaon; 04 from Sonitpur; 03 each from Kamrup Metro & Kamrup Rural; 02 each from Barpeta, Karimganj & Tinsukia; 01 each from Baksa, Bongaigaon, Cachar, Darrang, Dhubri, Golaghat, Kokhrajhar & Sivasagar. The death tally of the state now stands at 4,178.