6th death due to COVID-19 reported in Assam

June 10: Assam has recorded the 6th COVID-19 related death. As per reports, the deceased identified as Kamal Krishna Pal, died in Tezpur Medical College Hospital (TMCH) while undergoing treatment. Kamal Krishna Pal, a cancer patient was in Mumbai during lockdown for his treatment. He back to Tezpur in Assam on 29 May.

Thereafter, his swab sample was collected and the reports came on 31 May, when he was tested positive. Pal breathed his last on Wednesday. Since then, Pal was undergoing treatment at TMCH. As per reports, Pal’s wife, Bharati Pal has also been infected by COVID19. This takes the total COVID-19 related death tally in the state to five.

As of now, Assam has recorded a total of 3285 novel coronavirus cases till Wednesday, out of which 2027 are active cases. Till now, 1249 persons were cured and discharged, while 03 of them migrated.