8 dies in Assam including 1 from Cachar due to COVID-19 on Tuesday, toll rises to 586

Sept. 22: On Tuesday, Assam registered 08 more deaths due to COVID-19 including 1 from Cachar district. With this, the death toll of the state has now gone upto 586. In a tweet on Tuesday night, State Health Minister, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote, “Very sad and anguished to inform that 08 more COVID positive patients have succumbed to the disease. My condolences to all the families. We stand by you in this hour of grief.” The 08 deceased were identified as:

• Mallika Deb Choudhury (66) of Cachar
• Bhagirath Sharma (85) of Dibrugarh
• Jonak Ch Bhuyan (76) of Darrang
• Paresh Ch Ariya (65) of Barpeta
• Praveshwar Rabha (55) & Surendra Nath Das (74) of Kamrup Metro
• Mahodar Chandra Pathak (84) of Bongaigaon
• Pradip Gogoi (70) of Jorhat