NHM Assam office manager Badan Das succumbed to COVID-19;CM Sarma condoles his demise

GUWAHATI: Badan Das, office manager of National Health Mission (NHM), Assam had died of COVID-19 today.

State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed his sorrow over Badan Das's demise.

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“Deeply saddened at the demise of Badan Das, Office Manager at NHM, who succumbed to COVID at GMCH today. He will be remembered for the yeoman’s service he rendered at the Guwahati Airport during the pandemic. May his soul rest in eternal peace. Prayers for the family," CM Sarma tweeted.

Assam in the past 24 hours reported 5,657 new cases of COVID-19 and 71 more deaths related to the virus.

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With these fresh cases, the state’s cumulative tally of positive cases has reached 3,10,086, while the death toll has climbed up to 1909.

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