Himanta Biswa Sarma inspects preparedness at COVID care centre in Guwahati
- Apr 12, 2021,
- Updated Apr 12, 2021, 12:48 AM IST
GUWAHATI: Assam health and family welfare minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today visited the state-of-the-art Covid Care Hospital at Kalapahar to inspect preparedness for COVID management.
During his visit, the minister spoke to the doctors and other staff of the hospital to know about their requirements to combat the disease. Sarma advised the hospital staff to give best attention to the patients.
Meanwhile, the state government has put hospital authorities on alert for the maximum segregation of Covid-19 positive cases around the time of Rongali Bihu.
Assam on Saturday reported 405 new COVID-19 cases and with this, the caseload stood at 1587. Out of the new cases reported, Kamrup Metro recorded the highest with 145 cases, followed by Kamrup Rural 28, Barpeta and Dibrugarh with 23 cases each. A total of 68,075 tests were conducted. The positivity rate is 0.59 per cent.
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On the other hand, two deaths were reported during the period. The deaths were reported from Kamrup (M) and Baksa districts.
It needs mention here that the active cases of COVID-19 in the state post the recently concluded assembly elections have witnessed a massive surge since April 7.