640 tests Covid-19 +ve in Assam on Saturday, 15 deaths registered

Aug 21: On Saturday, out of 82,729 tests, 640 persons were detected as COVID-19 positive in Assam. With this, the state tally of coronavirus has now gone upto 5,84,458. The positivity rate in the state is 0.77 percent. Kamrup (Metro) district registered 126 positive cases during the day. Further, on Saturday, 15 more persons lost their lives in the state due to COVID-19. With this, the death toll in the state reached 5,566. The recovery rate is 97.64 percent.

It needs mention here that on Friday, 708 persons tested positive in Assam and 13 deaths were registered.

Summary of 21/8/2021

Today’s Total 640

Overall Positivity Percentage (640 cases out of 82,729 test done = 0.77%)

Kamrup(M) 126

Death 15

Recovery Rate 97.64%

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 21, 2021

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