Assam registers 26 COVID-19 cases together, count stands at 256
- May 22, 2020,
- Updated May 22, 2020, 12:48 AM IST
With 26 fresh cases reported in Assam, the state tally has gone up to 256 on May 22, 2020. The cases have been reported all from Sarusajai Quarantine Centre.
Of the 256 corona cases, there are 54 recovered cases and 195 active cases. The total number of the death toll is 4 and so far 3 cases have been migrated.
State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted regarding
Earlier, eight fresh cases reported in Assam, the state tally has gone up to 230 on May 22, 2020. The cases have been reported from 3 different places. Out of the 8 cases, 1 patient is at MMCH under quarantine and the second one is at SMCH. The rest 6 are in Cachar under quarantine with a travel history.
Assam has reported so far 46 cases today.
Assam has reported 23 cases on May 21, 2020 taking the total over 200. The state has registered its second 100 cases in just four days while there were just 100 cases on May 17, 2020. Most of the cases have a travel history.
Also read: Manipur registers fresh COVID-19 case, tally rises to 26
Assam & Northeast
Assam has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases.
| States | Cases | Discharged/Cured | Death |
| Assam | 256 | 54 | 4 |
| Manipur | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| Mizoram | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tripura | 173 | 148 | 0 |
| Meghalaya | 14 | 12 | 1 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sikkim | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nagaland | 1 | 1 | 0 |
In India
The novel coronavirus has infected a total of 1,18,447 people and claimed 3,583 lives as on May 22, 2020, morning, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Among the states, Maharashtra is the first state to cross a thousand deaths. It has recorded 41,642 corona cases with 11,726 cured and 1454 deaths. The western state is followed by Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. Gujarat has corona 12,905 cases with 5488 cured and 773 deaths. Tamil Nadu has crossed 13,967 cases with 6282 cured and 94 deaths. The National Capital with 11,659 COVID-19 cases has crossed the 10 thousand mark on May 18th, 2020. So far, 5567 have been cured in Delhi with 194 deaths.
India has surpassed the China’s official figure of 82,933 confirmed coronavirus cases. India is the 11th most cases in the world. So far, the USA has the highest number of covid19 cases at 1,592,723.
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