Assam registers 13 more deaths due to COVID-19, toll rises to 680

Sept. 29: On Tuesday, Assam registered 13 more deaths due to noble coronavirus. With this, the death toll of the state has now gone upto 680. In a tweet, State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote, “Very sad and anguished to inform that 13 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 13 deceased in the state were identified as:

• Dr Ratan Kumar Kotokey (65) & Anuwar Hussain (60) of Dibrugarh
• Palash Hazarika (48) of Sivasagar
• Narayan Dutta (70) & Nandeswar Hajarika (35) of Lakhimpur
• Kameshwar Sharma (52) of Nalbari
• Sushil Bhattacharjee (75) of Darrang
• Bhumidhar Nath (60) of Majuli
• Amir Akbar Khan (75) & Anjali Shil (74) of Jorhat
• Narayan Ch Barman (62) of Kokrajhar
• Chitta Ranjan Roy (67) & Amsar Ali (62) of Dhubri