GUWAHATI: At least 102 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Assam on Friday, raising the tally in the state to 2,15,250, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
The death toll increased to 1,011 after a 78-year-old woman succumbed to the disease in Cachar district, he said.
“Sad to share the demise of one #COVID patient today…Condolences and prayers,” Sarma said on Twitter.
Sad to share the demise of one #COVID patient today~ Late Anjali Sengupta (78) of Cachar.
Condolences & Prayers.
Om Shanti
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) December 18, 2020
The fatality rate currently stands at 0.47 per cent.
Kamrup Metropolitan district reported the maximum number of fresh cases at 35.
The new cases were detected out of 22,762 tests with a positivity rate of 0.45 per cent.
A total of 57,18,817 sample tests have been conducted in the state so far.
? 1⃣0⃣2⃣ Cases detected out of 22762 tests conducted today with positivity rate of 0.45%.
Kamrup Metro- 35
?8⃣5⃣ patients discharged today
↗️Total cases- 215250
▶️ Recovered- 97.88%
▶️ Active cases- 1.64%
▶️ Deaths- 0.47%8:15 PM/Dec 18 pic.twitter.com/HDljYdKVUx
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) December 18, 2020
Eighty-five people were cured of the disease during the day, taking the total number of recoveries in the state to 2,10,697. Three patients have migrated to other states.
The recovery rate among coronavirus patients in the state is currently at 97.88 per cent.
Assam now has 3,539 active cases, accounting for 1.64 per cent of the total cases. (PTI)
