741 tests Covid-19 +ve in Assam on Tuesday, 11 deaths registered

Aug 17: On Tuesday, out of 1,01,730 tests, 741 persons were detected as COVID-19 positive in Assam. With this, the state tally of coronavirus has now gone upto 5,81,398. The positivity rate in the state is 0.73 percent. Kamrup (Metro) district registered 153 positive cases during the day. Further, on Tuesday, 11 more persons lost their lives in the state due to COVID-19. With this, the death toll in the state reached 5,513. The recovery rate is 97.54 percent.

It needs mention here that on Monday, 1,014 persons tested positive in Assam and 10 deaths were registered.

Summary of 17/8/2021

Today’s Total 741

Overall Positivity Percentage (741 cases out of 1,01,730 test done = 0.73%)*l

Kamrup(M) 153

Death 11

Recovery Rate 97.54%

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 17, 2021

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