GUWAHATI: The number of COVID-19 cases in Assam has been increasing rapidly. With the addition of 696 cases on Wednesday, the tally in the State has crossed 14,000-mark. The COVID-19 count in Assam now stands at 14032. While 8726 patients have recovered, currently there are 5281 active COVID-19 cases in the State.
On the other hand, Guwahati alone reported 423 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday.
According to reports, most of the cases in Guwahati are without travel history.
The city is currently under a 14-day total lockdown. The Assam government re-imposed lockdown in Guwahati on June 28 till July 12 as the city has been witnessing a surge of COVID-19 cases.