Assam: 38 new cases of covid19, state tally extends to 2153

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A total of 38 people have newly been tested positive for COVID-19 in Assam taking the tally to 2153. Of these, 13 are from Darrang; 9 Dima Hasao; 7 Nagaon; 5 Sonitpur; 2 Hailakandi; 2 Karimganj

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted:

With the detection of new cases, the total number of confirmed cases has gone up to 2153. Of the 2153 cases, 1687 are active and 459 have been cured or discharged. Four people have died of the infection in the state so far.

Assam has crossed the 1000-mark in 60 days. It reported the first case on March 31^st, 2020. Both the last 2 days have reached 200 cases.

So far, today Assam has 38 cases.

Breaking down the numbers: Assam

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Assam and Northeast India
Assam has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases followed by Tripura.
States Cases Discharged
India COVID-19 cases so far
India has crossed 2 lakh-mark in terms of corona positives on June 3rd. On June 5th, the country currently has 227000+ confirmed COVID-19 cases, 110960 active cases with 109461 cured and discharged. The total number of deaths is 6348.
India registered a record jump of 8,909 novel coronavirus cases in a single day (June 3rd).
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Among the states, Maharashtra is the first state to cross 2 thousand deaths. It has recorded 77793 corona cases with 33681 cured, 2710 deaths, and 41402 active cases. The western state is followed by Delhi and Tamil Nadu. Delhi has corona 25004 cases with 9898 cured, 650 deaths, and 14456 active cases. Tamil Nadu has 27256 positive cases with 14902 cured, 220 deaths 12134 active cases. Gujarat with 18584 COVID-19 cases, so far, has 12667 have been cured, 1155 deaths, and 4762 active cases.
India now has 7th in most cases in the world and has surpassed Germany. So far, the USA has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in 1,924,051 cases.
Global coronavirus cases have surpassed 6,702,699 cases, with Latin America overtaking the United States and Europe in the past week to report the largest portion of new daily cases globally. It represents a new phase in the virus’ spread, which initially peaked in China in February before large-scale outbreaks followed in Europe and the United States.
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