Assam: 6 flight passengers positive, tally reaches 935 with 25 new cases

Assam has reported 25 new COVID-19 cases taking the total to 935 on May 29, 2020. Out of the 25 new patients, 11 are from Kamrup Metro, 8 Hojai, 6 air traveler.

Of the 935 cases, 109 have been cured or discharged, 819 are active while four died due to the infection and three patients were migrated in Assam.

Informing this Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted:

On 29th May, Assam has recorded 55 cases

On 28th May, Assam has recorded 97 cases

On 27th May, Assam has recorded 92 cases.

It may be mentioned that the state registered 116 cases on May 26^th, 2020 while on May 25^th, 2020, the state recorded 147 cases. On May 24^th, 2020, Assam registered 46 COVID-19 cases while on May 23^rd, 2020, the state registered 67 cases while 49 cases were reported on May 22^nd, 2020.

Assam & Northeast

Assam has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases.

India cases so far

The novel coronavirus has infected over 1.66 lakh people and claimed over 4706 lives as on May 29, 2020, morning, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. There are 89987 active cases with 71105 cases discharged and cured.

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Among the states, Maharashtra is the first state to cross a thousand deaths. It has recorded 59546 corona cases with 18616 cured and 1982 deaths. The western state is followed by Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. Gujarat has corona 15562 cases with 8003 cured and 960 deaths. Tamil Nadu has registered 19372 cases with 10548 cured and 145 deaths. The National Capital with 16281 COVID-19 cases has crossed the 10 thousand mark on May 25^th, 2020. So far, 7495 have been cured in Delhi with 316 deaths.

India has already surpassed China’s official figure of 82,993 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 1.76 m.

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