GUWAHATI: The COVID-19 situation is gradually improving in Assam. On Thursday, the positivity rate in the state came down to 5.14 per cent. The positivity rate in the first week of July was between 25 to 30 per cent.
On Thursday, among the 41,028 COVID-19 tests conducted in the state, 2112 cases were found positive.
“The positivity rate has decreased. The number of cases is higher because of the increasing testing facilities. Honourable Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma has decided to set a target of minimum 50 thousand tests per day from August 4,” said Pijush Hazarika, minister of state for health and family welfare department.
He reiterated the state government’s aim for extensive testing and detection of COVID-19 cases.
Hazarika also credited the re-imposed lockdown in Guwahati for the decreasing number of cases in the city. On Thursday, 283 COVID-19 positive cases were detected in Guwahati.
