2,453 tests Covid-19 +ve in Assam on Friday, 2,902 discharged & 27 deaths registered

July 2: On Friday, out of 1,53, tests, 2,669 persons were detected as COVID-19 positive in Assam. With this, the state tally of coronavirus has now gone upto 5,13,606. The positivity rate in the state is 1.59 percent. Kamrup (Metro) district registered 186 positive cases during the day. Further, on Friday, 27 more persons lost their lives in the state due to COVID-19. With this, the death toll in the state reached 4,604. The recovery rate is 94.19 percent.

It needs mention here that on Thursday, 2,669 persons tested positive in Assam and 38 deaths were registered.

On Friday, 2,902 patients were discharged in Assam. With this, a total of 4,83,741 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 94.19 percent.  At present, there are 23,914 active cases in the state.

Summary of 02/7/2021

Today’s Total 2453

Overall Positivity Percentage (2453 cases out of 1,53,981 test done = 1.59%)

Kamrup(M) 186

Death 27

Recovery Rate 94.19%

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 2, 2021

Further, during the day, 27 patients died in Assam due to COVID-19. Out of the 27 deceased, 04 each are from Jorhat, Nagaon, Sonitpur & Tinsukia; 02 each from Golaghat & Karbi Anglong; 01 each from Barpeta, Charaideo, Hojai, Kamrup Metro, Majuli, Nalbari & Udalguri. The death tally of the state now stands at 4,604.