700 tests Covid-19 +ve in Assam on Monday, 11 deaths registered

Aug 23: On Monday, out of 94,636 tests, 700 persons were detected as COVID-19 positive in Assam. With this, the state tally of coronavirus has now gone upto 5,85,494. The positivity rate in the state is 0.74 percent. Kamrup (Metro) district registered 165 positive cases during the day. Further, on Monday, 11 more persons lost their lives in the state due to COVID-19. With this, the death toll in the state reached 5,587. The recovery rate is 97.68 percent.

It needs mention here that on Sunday, 336 persons tested positive in Assam and 10 deaths were registered.

Summary of 23/8/2021*

*Today’s Total 700

Overall Positivity Percentage (700 cases out of 94,636 test done = 0.74%)*

Kamrup(M) 165*

Death 11

Recovery Rate 97.68%

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 23, 2021

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