3,563 tests Covid-19 +ve in Assam on Sunday, 5,785 recovered & 72 deaths registered

May 22: On Sunday, out of 62,722 tests, 3,563 persons were detected as COVID-19 positive in Assam. With this, the state tally of coronavirus has now gone upto 3,69,183. The positivity rate in the state is 5.68 percent. Kamrup (Metro) district registered 624 positive cases during the day. Further, on Sunday, 72 more persons lost their lives in the state due to COVID-19. With this, the death toll in the state reached 2,739.

It needs mention here that on Saturday, 5,980 persons tested positive in Assam and 79 deaths were registered.

On Sunday, 5,785 patients were discharged in Assam. With this, a total of 3,13,333 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 84.87 percent. At present, there are 51,764 active cases in the state.

Summary of 23/5/2021

Today’s Total 3563

Overall Positivity Percentage (3563 cases out of 62722 test done = 5.68%)

Kamrup(M) 624

Death 72

Recovery Rate 84.87%

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 23, 2021

Further, during the day, 72 patients died in Assam due to COVID-19. Out of the 72 deceased, 11 are from Kamrup Metro; 08 from Dibrugarh; 06 each from Golaghat, Dibrugarh & Kamrup Rural; 05 each from Cachar & Nagaon; 04 from Karbi Anglong; 03 each from Barpeta, bongaigaon, Darrang & Nalbari; 02 from Tinsukia; 01 each from Biswanath, Goalpara, Morigaon, Sivasagar, Sonitpur, South Salmara & Udalguri. The death tally of the state now stands at 2,739.