GUWAHATI: Assam recorded 1,735 fresh COVID-19 cases out of the 34,376 tests conducted on Thursday.
Health minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “Alert ~ 1735 #COVID cases detected today out of 34376 tests done in last 24 hours Positivity Rate- 5.04% Kamrup (M)- 389, Cachar- 175, Dibrugarh-116, Barpeta- 112
Total cases 86052
Recovered 60348
Active cases 25480
Deaths 221”
?Alert ~ 1735 #COVID cases detected today out of 34376 tests done in last 24 hours
Positivity Rate- 5.04%
Kamrup (M)- 389, Cachar- 175, Dibrugarh-116, Barpeta- 112
↗️Total cases 86052
↗️Recovered 60348
↗️Active cases 25480
↗️Deaths 2219:30 PM, Aug 20 pic.twitter.com/w7L1G8wdAb
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 20, 2020
On the other hand, 8 more patients succumbed to the infection in the state. With this the death toll has reached 221.
My condolences and prayers to all bereaved families ? pic.twitter.com/gAkuFGqde3
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 20, 2020