Assam registers 7 more deaths due to COVID-19, tally rises to 234

August 22: On Saturday, 7 more deaths were registered in Assam. With this, the death tally of the state has gone upto 234. This was confirmed in a tweet by State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday.

The deceased were identified as:

• Bholenath Dusad (63) of Cachar
• Rajesh Dutta (46) of Jorhat;
• Cheni Devi Jain (77) & Late Khetradhar Gogoi (60) of Dibrugarh
• Jatin Ch Das (55) of Kamrup Rural
• Nur Islam Mirdha (60) of Sonitpur
• Sudhir Kr Das (77) of Kamrup Metro