Biggest single day spike of 2886 in Assam on Tuesday, 6 more died in the state

August 4: On Tuesday, biggest spike of 2886 positive cases were reported in Assam. With this, the state tally of coronavirus cases have reached 48,161, out of which, 14,615 are active. Further, six persons lost their lives due to coronavirus, thereby taking the death tally of the state to 115. In a tweet, State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote, “2886 COVID cases detected out of 59064 tests in last 24 hrs~ maximum in a day so far. Positivity Rate- 4.86% Kamrup (M)- 550, Kamrup (R)- 294, Nagaon- 213.”

Further, Cachar also registered 141 new cases on Tuesday.

📌Alert ~ 2886 COVID cases detected out of 5⃣9⃣0⃣6⃣4⃣ tests in last 24 hrs~ maximum in a day so far.

Positivity Rate- 4.86%

Kamrup (M)- 550, Kamrup (R)- 294, Nagaon- 213, D'garh- 201

↗️Total cases 48161
↗️Recovered 33428
↗️Active cases 14615
↗️Deaths 115

9:40 PM, Aug 04 pic.twitter.com/5mXtNS10XI

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 4, 2020