GUWAHATI: With the detection of 258 new COVI-19 cases in the state, the total tally in Assam rose to 2,03,967 on Saturday, informed state health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in a tweet.
? 2⃣5⃣8⃣ Cases detected out of 12263 tests conducted, with a positivity rate of 2.10%
Kamrup M- 66
? 2⃣9⃣4⃣8⃣ patients discharged.
↗️Total cases- 203967
▶️ Recovered- 89.61%
▶️ Active cases- 9.94%
▶️ Deaths- 0.44%8:30 PM/ Oct 24#StayHomeStaySafe pic.twitter.com/hrv1j60Yat
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) October 24, 2020
Two more COVID-19 patients succumbed to the disease in Assam on Saturday, taking the state’s overall death tally to 902.
The deceased have been identified as Binan Chandra Das (64) of Kamrup Metro and Dhananjay Roy (61) of Goalpara.
Deeply saddened to share the demise of two #COVID19 patients today ~ Late Binan Chandra Das (64) of Kamrup Metro and Late Dhananjay Roy (61) of Goalpara.
May God bless the bereaved families with enough strength to bear the pain.
My condolences!
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) October 24, 2020
