Assam: 1292 COVID cases in 24 hours, 16 succumbed to death

Assam registered 1292 COVID cases on 13th September, Sunday taking the total tally to 1,41,763. The state now has a positivity rate of 8.33%.

The Health Minister of the state informed that the maximum number of cases were registered in Kamrup Metro with 422 cases, Jorhat with 134, and Lakhimpur with 107 cases.

Himanta tweeted, “Alert ~ 1292 #COVID cases detected today out of 15515 tests done in last 24 hours Positivity Rate- 8.33% Kamrup M- 422; Jorhat- 134; Lakhimpur- 107
Total cases 141763
Recovered 110882
Active cases 30409

Meanwhile, Assam has successfully discharged 2251 patients in the last 24 hours. Currently only 20% of the total patients are active now.

“Discharge Alert 2251 patients discharged today. Only 20% of the total positive patients are active now. The rest all have been discharged. Gratitude and best wishes to team doctors
Total Discharged Patients: 113133

Assam witnessed 16 deaths on Sunday taking the total death toll to 469.

Also Read: Significant rise in corona cases in Hailakandi

In view of a significant rise in the number of COVID-19 cases, the Hailakandi district administration has asked the shopkeepers and employees working in shops and establishments to get themselves tested on a periodic basis for their own safety as well as safety of the public at large. 

In an order issued to this effect here on Thursday, Deputy Commissioner cum Chairman, DDMA, Megh Nidhi Dahal asked the shopkeepers and workers in shops and establishments who are at a high risk of contracting the disease and are likely to transmit the disease as ‘their profession requires frequent interaction with the general public’ to get themselves tested for COVID-19 for their own safety and for the safety of the public at large. 

The order asked the merchant associations and bazaar committees to get in touch with the executive officers of their respective municipal boards and town committees or circle officers to chart out a schedule covering all shops and establishments for getting themselves tested voluntarily at the designated COVID counselling and screening centres. 

The merchant associations and bazaar committees have been asked to submit the schedule to the Additional Deputy Commissioner cum Chief Executive Officer, DDMA for necessary steps. 

The district administration has set up several COVID counselling and screening centres across the district for prevention and early detection of COVID-19 cases. 

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