Assam registers 7 more COVID-19 deaths, tally rises to 296

August 30: On Sunday, Assam registered 7 more COVID-19 deaths, thereby taking the death toll of the state to 296. This was confirmed in a tweet by State Health Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as:

• Bhaskar Bijoy Gupta (50) from Cachar
• Bidyadeep Bhuyan (48), Kiran Bora (50) from Golaghat
• Nipjyoti Baruah (48), Md Sohrabuddin Ahmed (70) from Kamrup Metro
• Ramila Sutradhar (45), Sachin Chandra Brahma (58) from Chirang