3,079 tests Covid-19 +ve in Assam on Thursday, 26 deaths registered

April 29: On Thursday, out of 67,278 tests, 3,079 persons were detected as COVID-19 positive in Assam. With this, the state tally of coronavirus has now gone upto 2,49,926. The positivity rate in the state is 4.58 percent. Kamrup (Metro) district registered 1,029 positive cases during the day. Further, 26 more persons lost their lives in the state on Wednesday due to COVID-19. With this, the death toll in the state reached 1,281. This is the highest single-day deaths recorded in Assam in 2021.

It needs mention here that on Wednesday, 3,045 persons tested positive in Assam and 22 deaths were registered.

On Thursday, 1,797 patients were discharged in Assam. With this, a total of 2,24,194 patients got cured and were subsequently discharged from various hospitals and Covid Care centres across the state. This was confirmed in a tweet by NHM, Assam. The recovery rate in the state is 89.70%.

Summary of 29/4/2021

Today’s Total 3079

Overall Positivity Percentage (3079 cases out of 67278 test done = 4.58%)

Kamrup(M) 1029
Death 26
Recovery Rate 90%

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 29, 2021

Further, during the day, 26 patients died in Assam due to COVID-19, the highest single day figures in the state this year. Out of the 26 deceased, 15 are from Kamrup Metro, 03 from Jorhat; 2 from Cachar and 1 each from Bongaingaon, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji and Kokhrajhar. The death tally of the state now stands at 1,281.