1879 tests +ve on Monday in Assam, state tally rises to 92,619

August 24: On Monday, 1879 new cases of novel coronavirus were reported from various parts of Assam. With this, the state tally has now gone upto 92,619, out of which, 21,464 are active cases. In a tweet, State Health Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote, “Alert ~ 1879 #COVID cases detected today out of 28670 tests done in last 24 hours Positivity Rate- 6.55% Kamrup M- 471; Dibrugarh- 143; Jorhat- 138; Cachar- 133.”

Further, another 10 persons lost their lives in Assam after being infected with novel coronavirus. With this, the death toll in the state due to COVID-19 has now gone upto 252.

📌Alert ~ 1879 #COVID cases detected today out of 28670 tests done in last 24 hours

Positivity Rate- 6.55%

Kamrup M- 471; Dibrugarh- 143; Jorhat- 138; Cachar- 133

↗️Total cases 92619
↗️Recovered 70900
↗️Active cases 21464
↗️Deaths 252

10 PM, Aug 24 pic.twitter.com/CFxI5IhEb6

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 24, 2020