GUWAHATI: Assam on Friday reported 2,509 fresh COVID-19 cases which took the tally to 1,52,858.
“Alert ~ 2509 #COVID cases detected today out of 36027 tests. Positivity Rate- 6.96% Kamrup M- 541; Lakhimpur- 207; Golaghat- 197; Jorhat- 162
Total cases 152858
Recovered 121610
Active cases 30705
Deaths 540 8:40 PM, Sept 18,” health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted.
?Alert ~ 2509 #COVID cases detected today out of 36027 tests.
Positivity Rate- 6.96%
Kamrup M- 541; Lakhimpur- 207; Golaghat- 197; Jorhat- 162
↗️Total cases 152858
↗️Recovered 121610
↗️Active cases 30705
↗️Deaths 5408:40 PM, Sept 18 pic.twitter.com/wi4wly4zVs
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) September 18, 2020
Meanwhile, 12 more patients succumbed to the infection in the state on Friday.
My condolences to the bereaved families.
Om Shanti ? pic.twitter.com/Gt8MTEtQxc
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) September 18, 2020
On the other hand, 2,074 more patients were discharged from different hospitals and COVID-19 care centres after they had recovered from the virus.
? Discharge Alert
2⃣0⃣7⃣4⃣ patients discharged today
Please take good care of your health. Eat well and rest well. Best wishes to all recovered patients ?#StaySafeStayHealthy
?Total Discharged Patients: 123684
?Active Patients: 2863111:40 PM/Sept 18#AssamFightsCovid pic.twitter.com/yiiaU2mPLu
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) September 18, 2020
So far, total 1,23,684 patients have recovered in the state.
