Assam: Massive spike with 13 new cases, state tally rises to 154

Assam: Massive spike with 13 new cases, state tally rises to 154

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India TodayNE
  • May 19, 2020,
  • Updated May 19, 2020, 12:48 AM IST

13 new corona positive cases have been found in the state of Assam. The total patient count has gone up to 154 so far with 41 discharged. There are 107 active cases with 4 deaths and 2 migrated cases.

Taking stock of the matter, Assam's Health Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma has advised people to stay inside their houses. "In view of the rising number, I earnestly request you to stay home and follow social distancing and hygiene", said Sarma.

In Northeast India

Tripura has the highest number of positives followed by Assam. Sikkim so far has 0 home cases.

StatesCasesDischarged/CuredDeath
Assam154414
Manipur920
Mizoram110
Tripura169850
Meghalaya13131
Arunachal P110
Sikkim000
Nagaland110
data based on Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Last case history in Assam

6 new corona positive cases have been found in the state of Assam. Out of the 3 cases from Guwahati, 2 are related to a cancer patient who lost his life at GMCH. The cases are both wife and daughter of the cancer patient. The other cases are from Karimganj and one is from the Sarusajai quarantine centre.

Also Read: Manipur: 2 more corona positive cases, state total rises to 9

In India

As many as +131 coronavirus deaths were confirmed in India in the last 24 hours. Among the states, Maharashtra is the first state to cross a thousand deaths. It has recorded 35,058 corona cases with 8,437 cured and 1,249 deaths. The western state is followed by Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. Gujarat has corona 11,745 cases with 4,804 cured and 694 deaths. Tamil Nadu has crossed 11,760 cases with 4,406 cured and 81 deaths. The National Capital with 10,054 covid19 cases has crossed the 10 thousand mark on18th May. So, far4485 have been cured in Delhi with 168 deaths.

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