Out of 1,34,570 tests done on Tuesday, 3592 found +ve in Assam; 13 deaths registered

Sept. 29: On Tuesday, a  total of 1,34,570 tests were done in the state, out of which, 3592 persons were detected as COVID-19 positive. With this, the state tally of novel coronavirus has now gone upto 1,77,221, out of which 34,241 are active cases. In a tweet, State Health Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote, “I am so proud that second day in a row, our teams carried out an incredibly 1 lakh plus tests. I admire their tenacity and commitment. 3592 COVID cases detected out of 134570 tests, positivity rate-2.67%.”

Further, during the day, another 13 persons died due to COVID-19, thereby taking the death toll of the state to 680.

I am so proud that second day in a row, our teams carried out an incredibly 1 lakh plus tests. I admire their tenacity and commitment.
3592 COVID cases detected out of 134570 tests.positivity rate-2.67%

↗️Total cases 177221
↗️Recovered 142297
↗️Active cases 34241

8 PM,Sept 29 pic.twitter.com/zT2VqH5Blp

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) September 29, 2020