Assam: Coronavirus tally rises to 96,771 with 2179 new cases, 14 succumbed in last 24 hours

Assam detected 2,179 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday 26th August 2020, the state Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed. Since the first coronavirus case was detected, Assam has registered 96,771 cases.

A total of 36,225 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate stood at 6.01 percent. Of the 2,179 confirmed cases, maximum cases were from Kamrup M- 531, Dibrugarh- 152, Cachar- 136, Jorhat- 134, Kamrup R- 122.
Informing this the health minister of the state informed, “Alert ~ 2179 #COVID cases detected today out of 36225 tests done in last 24 hours Positivity Rate- 6.01% Kamrup M- 531, Dibrugarh- 152, Cachar- 136, Jorhat- 134, Kamrup R- 122
Total cases 96771
Recovered 74814
Active cases 21680

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On the other hand, with 2,148 new recoveries, a total of 76,962 patients have so far discharged from different hospitals in the state.

Sharing this, Himanta Biswa tweeted,
Discharge Alert
2148 patients discharged today. Feels great to see so many recovered patients meeting their loved ones! Best wishes to all
Total Discharged Patients: 76962

Meanwhile, the death toll has gone up to 274 with fourteen new deaths.

Assam successfully completed 20 lakh tests over the past five months, taking Assam’s per million tests to 58,356 on Tuesday, 25th August.
Informing about this proud moment the health minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “ASSAM COMPLETES 20 LAKH #COVID TESTS!

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