Assam: 331 cases in single day, count soars to 5586
- Jun 22, 2020,
- Updated Jun 22, 2020, 12:48 AM IST
Assam detected 198 more COVID-19 cases on June 21st, 2020 late night, state Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
The day ended with 331 cases. Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted regarding the matter
With these, a total number of COVID-19 cases has gone up to 5586; of which 2170 are active cases while 3404 have been cured and discharged and nine died due to the infection in the state so far.
Assam has crossed the 1000-mark in 60 days. It reported the first case on March 31st, 2020. It recorded 102 cases on June 19th.
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Breaking down the numbers: Assam
| DATE | CASES | INCREASE |
| 22-May | 49 | |
| 23-May | 67 | 18 |
| 24-May | 46 | -21 |
| 25-May | 147 | 101 |
| 26-May | 116 | -31 |
| 27-May | 92 | -24 |
| 28-May | 97 | 5 |
| 29-May | 174 | 77 |
| 30-May | 159 | -15 |
| 31-May | 190 | -31 |
| 1-Jun | 148 | -42 |
| 2-Jun | 76 | -72 |
| 3-Jun | 269 | 193 |
| 4-Jun | 200 | -69 |
| 5-Jun | 128 | -72 |
| 6-Jun | 230 | 102 |
| 7-Jun | 208 | -22 |
| 8-Jun | 154 | -52 |
| 9-Jun | 215 | 61 |
| 10-Jun | 235 | 20 |
| 11-Jun | 145 | -90 |
| 12-Jun | 263 | 118 |
| 13-Jun | 207 | -56 |
| 14-Jun | 218 | 11 |
| 15-Jun | 191 | -27 |
| 16-Jun | 201 | 10 |
| 17-Jun | 184 | -17 |
| 18-Jun | 210 | 26 |
| 19-Jun | 102 | 108 |
| 20-Jun | 249 | 147 |
| 21-Jun | 331 | 72 |
Assam and the Northeast
Assam has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Northeast India followed by Tripura
| States | Cases | Cured/ Discharged | Active cases | Death |
| Assam | 5586 | 3404 | 2170 | 9 |
| Manipur | 841 | 250 | 591 | 0 |
| Mizoram | 141 | 9 | 132 | 0 |
| Tripura | 1211 | 759 | 461 | 1 |
| Meghalaya | 44 | 33 | 10 | 1 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 135 | 15 | 120 | 0 |
| Sikkim | 78 | 25 | 53 | 0 |
| Nagaland | 211 | 141 | 70 | 0 |
India COVID-19 cases so far
India has crossed 2 lakh-mark in terms of corona positives on June 3rd. As on June 22th, the country currently has 425K confirmed COVID-19 cases, 174387 active cases with 237195 cured and discharged. The total number of deaths is 13699.
Among the states, Maharashtra is the first state to cross 6 thousand deaths. It has recorded 132075 corona cases with 65744 cured, 6170 deaths, and 60161 active cases. The western state is followed by Delhi and Tamil Nadu. Delhi has corona 59746 cases with 33013 cured, 2175 deaths, and 24558 active cases. Tamil Nadu has 59377 positive cases with 32754 cured, 757 deaths 25866 active cases. Gujarat with 27260 COVID-19 cases, so far, has 19349 have been cured, 1663 deaths, and 6248 active cases.
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