Assam: 23 positives cases detected together, state tally reaches 666

23 positive cases detected in Assam, taking the state's tally to 666. 23 cases: 21 Kamrup Metro, 1 each Nagaon & Darrang.

Out of the 666 cases, 62 have been cured or discharged, 597 are active while four died due to the infection and three patients were migrated in Assam.

Taking stock of the matter, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted

On May 26th, so far 116 cases recorded since morning.

On May 25th, so far the state has recorded 147 cases.

On May 24^th, 2020, Assam registered 46 cases so far while on May 23^rd, 2020, the state registered 67 cases.

On May 22, 2020, the state witnessed a massive spike in positive coronavirus cases with 49 new cases reported. On yesterday evening, 26 people quarantined at Sarusajai Quarantine Centre were tested positive for the virus.

Assam & Northeast

Assam has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases.

India cases so far

The novel coronavirus has infected over 1.45 lakh people and claimed over 4,167 lives as on May 26, 2020, morning, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. There are 73,560 active cases with 60490 cases discharged and cured.

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Among the states, Maharashtra is the first state to cross a thousand deaths. It has recorded 50,231 corona cases with 14,600 cured and 1635 deaths. The western state is followed by Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. Gujarat has corona 14,056 cases with 6412 cured and 858 deaths. Tamil Nadu has registered 16,277 cases with 8324 cured and 111 deaths. The National Capital with 13,418 COVID-19 cases has crossed the 10 thousand mark on May 25^th, 2020. So far, 6540 have been cured in Delhi with 261 deaths.

India has surpassed China’s official figure of 82,933 confirmed coronavirus cases. India is the 10^th most cases in the world. So far, the USA has the highest number of COVID_19 cases at 1.7 mn.

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