Guwahati: Assam reported 11 more COVID-19 deaths on Monday, pushing the toll to 760, even as the coronavirus tally soared to 1,87,718 with 1,518 fresh cases, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
The deaths were reported from Golaghat, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup Metropolitan and Morigaon districts, he said.
My deepest condolences to all the bereaved families and friends.
Om Shanti ? pic.twitter.com/8PTSRnsane
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) October 5, 2020
The new cases include 355 from Kamrup Metropolitan — the most affected district with over 46,000 infections so far, Golaghat (136) and Dibrugarh (108).
? Discharge Alert
1⃣3⃣6⃣4⃣ patients discharged today
81.76% of total #COVID patients have recovered in #Assam~ all hail to the medical team. Kudos ?
?Total Discharged Patients: 153488
?Active Patients: 3346711:30 PM/Oct 05#AssamFightsCovid pic.twitter.com/kVkEnOSKbM
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) October 5, 2020
Assam conducted 35,670 tests since Sunday with a positivity rate of 4.26 percent, Sarma said.
The state has thus far tested 36,73,960 samples for COVID-19.
?Alert ~ 1518 #COVID cases detected out of 35670 tests today.
Positivity Rate for the day- 4.26%
Kamrup M- 355; Golaghat- 136; Dibrugarh- 108#StaySafeStayHealthy ? ✔
↗️Total cases 187718
↗️Recovered 152124
↗️Active cases 34831
↗️Deaths 7609:10 PM, Oct 05#AssamCares pic.twitter.com/C2jGRbxphk
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) October 5, 2020
It now has 34,831 active cases, while 1,52,124 patients have recovered from the disease and discharged from different hospitals and COVID care centers, the minister said.
Meanwhile, 1,398 recovered patients have donated plasma at five medical colleges and hospitals with plasma banks. PTI
