6,066 tests Covid-19 +ve in Assam on Friday, 4,987 discharged & 81 deaths registered

May 21: On Friday, out of 1,03,158 tests, 6,066 persons were detected as COVID-19 positive in Assam. With this, the state tally of coronavirus has now gone upto 3,59,640. The positivity rate in the state is 5.88 percent. Kamrup (Metro) district registered 907 positive cases during the day. Further, on Friday, 81 more persons lost their lives in the state due to COVID-19. With this, the death toll in the state reached 2,588.

It needs mention here that on Thursday, 6,573 persons tested positive in Assam and 74 deaths were registered.

On Friday, 4,987 patients were discharged in Assam. With this, a total of 3,02,889 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 84.22 percent. At present, there are 52,816 active cases in the state.

Summary of 21/5/2021

Today’s Total 6066

Overall Positivity Percentage (6066 cases out of 103158 test done = 5.88%)

Kamrup(M) 907

Death 81

Recovery Rate 84.22%

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 21, 2021

Further, during the day, 81 patients died in Assam due to COVID-19. Out of the 81 deceased, 24 are from Kamrup Metro; 7 each from Dibrugarh & Sivasagar; 5 from Jorhat; 4 each from Darrang & Tinsukia; 3 each from Golaghat, Hojai & Nalbari; 2 each from Cachar, Kamrup rural, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur & South Salmara; 1 each from Baksha, Chirang, Dhubri, Dima Hasao, Goalpara, Hailakandi, Karbi Anglong, Nagaon & Udalguri. The death tally of the state now stands at 2,588.