Assam registers 14 more fatalities due to COVID-19 on Sunday, death toll rises to 562

Sept. 20: On Sunday, Assam registered 14 more deaths due to COVID-19. With this, the death toll in the state due to novel coronavirus has now gone upto 562. In a tweet, State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote, “Very sad and anguished to inform that 14 more COVID positive patients have succumbed to the disease. My condolences to all the families. We stand by you in this hour of grief.” The deceased were identified as:

• Mahendra Nath (70) of Tinsukia
• Subodh Mukharjee (76) of Charaideo
• Ratindra Kr Chanda (73), Sant Kumar Lohia (71) & Pankaj Chetry (38) of Dibrugarh
• Jogeswar Gohain (72) of Golaghat
• Badan Dutta (84) & Raghunath Thakuria (56) of Morigaon
• Biresh Ch Malakar (70) & Piyara Begum (55) of Hojai
• Upendra Chandra Kalita (59) & Dayaram Tiwari (78) of Kamrup Metro
• Bhadreswar Gogoi (45) of Golaghat
• Karabi Kalita (29) of Baksa