2284 tests +ve in Assam on Wednesday including 93 in Cachar, tally crosses 50,000-mark

August 5:On Wednesday, 2284 persons tested COVID-19 positive in Assam. With this, the state tally of coronavirus cases has crossed the 50,000-mark and reached 50,445, out of which, 15,900 are active cases. Cachar district registered 93 positive cases on Wednesday with 1 more death. The state as a whole recorded 6 new deaths, thereby taking the death tally to 121.

In a tweet, State Health Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote, “Alert ~ 2284 COVID cases detected out of 59162 tests in last 24 hrs. Glad that our positivity rate is just 3.86%! Kamrup (M)- 362, Dibrugarh- 177, Nagaon- 157, Kamrup (R)- 123.”

📌Alert ~ 2284 COVID cases detected out of 59162 tests in last 24 hrs.

Glad that our positivity rate is just 3.86%!

Kamrup (M)- 362, Dibrugarh- 177, Nagaon- 157, Kamrup (R)- 123

↗️Total cases 50445
↗️Recovered 34421
↗️Active cases 15900
↗️Deaths 121

9:55 PM, Aug 05 pic.twitter.com/cGO6dVVvWh

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 5, 2020