1,329 tests Covid-19 +ve in Assam on Sunday, 2,277 discharged & 15 deaths registered

July 17: On Saturday, out of 71,546 tests, 1,329 persons were detected as COVID-19 positive in Assam. With this, the state tally of coronavirus has now gone upto 5,47,283. The positivity rate in the state is 1.86 percent. Kamrup (Metro) district registered 179 positive cases during the day. Further, on Sunday, 15 more persons lost their lives in the state due to COVID-19. With this, the death toll in the state reached 4,999. The recovery rate is 95.83 percent.

It needs mention here that on Saturday, 1,727 persons tested positive in Assam and 23 deaths were registered.

On Sunday, 2,277 patients were discharged in Assam. With this, a total of 5,24,469 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 95.83 percent.  At present, there are 16,468 active cases in the state.

Summary of 18/7/2021

Today’s Total 1329

Overall Positivity Percentage (1329 cases out of 71,546 test done = 1.86%)*

Kamrup(M) 179

Death 15

Recovery Rate 95.83%

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 18, 2021

Further, during the day, 15 patients died in Assam due to COVID-19. Out of the 15 deceased, 02 each are from Charaideo, Kamrup Metro, Sivasagar & Sonitpur; Barpeta, Naksa, Biswanth, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Hojai & Jorhat. The death tally of the state now stands at 4,999.