Assam BJP MLA Atul Bora tests COVID-19 positive

Bharatiya Janata Party’s Dispur, Assam legislator Atul Bora has tested positive for COVID-19 on July 20^th, 2020.

Earlier, Narayan Deka, an MLA from Barkhetri, Assam tested COVID-19 positive. As per sources, he was in his own constituency. However, he had visited Guwahati. The MLA is currently lodged in Guwahati as per sources closes to the matter.

Narayan Deka is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Assam. He has been elected in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2016 from Barkhetry constituency. He defeated Diganta Barman (Indian National Congress), son of four times MLA (Dr Bhumidhar Barman) with a margin of nearly 9000.

BJP MLA from Patharkandi, Krishnendu Pal has tested positive for COVID 19. He is a 1st time MLA. Sources revealed to Inside Northeast that the MLA had visited a lot of quarantine centres recently. Patharkandi is a township located in Karimganj district in the Indian state of Assam. It is 350 kilometres south of the state capital Guwahati and 32 kilometres south of the district headquarters Karimganj.

Former Silchar, Assam MP and All India Mahila Congress leader Sushmita Dev has also tested positive for COVID-19. Dev is a politician and a member of the Indian National Congress. She was a member of the 16th Lok Sabha from the constituency of Silchar in Assam. She is currently the president of All India Mahila Congress.

Also read: Assam: Guwahati records 577 new COVID-19 cases

Assam recorded 1018 new COVID-19 cases on July 19^th, 2020 taking the total to 23,999, state Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed. Of 1018 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 577 were reported in Guwahati alone.

Of 23,999 total confirmed COVID-19 cases, 7916 are active and 16023 have been cured and discharged so far while 57 have died due to the infection.

Four patients succumbed to COVID-19 on July 19^th, 2020 taking the toll to 57. The deceased are Pramod Chandra Sarma (62) of Kamrup Metro, Binapani Das (78) of Kamrup Metro, S K Wagle (46) of Cachar and Prasanta Saikia (74) of Tinsukia.

Assam reported highest ever spike in COVID-19 cases on July 17^th, 2020. It reported 1218 new COVID-19 cases including 570 from Guwahati alone.

The state crossed 20,000 mark in COVID-19 cases on July 16^th, 2020 while crossed the 1000-mark in 60 days. It reported the first case on March 31st, 2020.

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