3,706 tests Covid-19 +ve in Assam on Friday, 4,835 discharged & 33 deaths registered

June 18: On Friday, out of 1,71,920 tests, 3,706 persons were detected as COVID-19 positive in Assam. With this, the state tally of coronavirus has now gone upto 4,77,159. The positivity rate in the state is 2.16 percent. Kamrup (Metro) district registered 204 positive cases during the day. Further, on Friday, 33 more persons lost their lives in the state due to COVID-19. With this, the death toll in the state reached 4,138. The recovery rate is 91.38 percent.

It needs mention here that on Thursday, 3,477 persons tested positive in Assam and 41 deaths were registered.

On Friday, 4,835 patients were discharged in Assam. With this, a total of 4,36,043 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 91.38 percent.  At present, there are 35,631 active cases in the state.

Summary of 18/6/2021

Today’s Total 3706

Overall Positivity Percentage (3706 cases out of 1,71,920 test done = 2.16%)

Kamrup(M) 204

Death 33

Recovery Rate 91.38%

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 18, 2021

Further, during the day, 33 patients died in Assam due to COVID-19. Out of the 33 deceased, 07 are from Kamrup Metro; 06 from Kamrup Rural; 02 each from Chirang, Darrang, Golaghat, Jirhat & Sonitpur; 01 each from Baksa, Cachar, Hailakandi, Karimganj, Kokhrajhar, Lakhimpur, Morigaon, Nagaon, South Salmara & Tinsukia. The death tally of the state now stands at 4,138.