972 COVID +ve cases in Assam on Wednesday, state tally rises to 27,744

July 22: On Tuesday, 1680 persons tested positive in Assam. The numbers came down to a great extent on Tuesday. A total of 972 persons were detected as coronavirus positive on Wednesday. With this, the state tally has gone upto 27,744, out of which, 8325 were active cases. Wednesday also witnessed deaths of 2 COVID patients, thereby taking the death tally to 66. In a tweet, State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote, “Alert ~ 972 new #COVID19 patients in Assam today. Out of these, 354 cases were recorded from Kamrup (M) & 51 from Jorhat. Stay alert, safe & healthy!”

📌Alert ~ 972 new #COVID19 patients in Assam today. Out of these, 354 cases were recorded from Kamrup (M) & 51 from Jorhat.

Stay alert, safe & healthy!

↗️Total cases 27744
↗️Recovered 19350
↗️Active cases 8325
↗️Deaths 66

10:55 PM/July 22/Day's total 972#AssamCovidCount pic.twitter.com/Qjp46B7d6k

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 22, 2020