Assam: COVID-19 active cases reach 10,412, death toll stands at 105

COVID-19 cases in Assam have gone up to 10,412 and the death toll rose to 105, state health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated. A total of 19,943 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours; of which 1178 were detected positive for the lethal virus. The positivity rate stood at 5.91 percent.

Of the total 42,904 COVID-19 cases, 10,412 are still active and 32,384 have recovered.

Meanwhile, 942 patients were discharged on August 2^nd, 2020.

Four new COVID-19 patients succumbed to their infections in the last 24 hours. The deceased are Mridula Ghosh (54) of Karimganj, Tilak Chandra Das (50) of Kamrup (Metro), Santa Sarkar (62) of Tinsukia and Samir Phukan (52) of Jorhat.

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India COVID-19 cases so far

India recorded over 50,000 coronavirus cases for a 5^th consecutive day, taking its tally way past the 1,800,000 mark. India's death toll now stands at 38,161. The states that have reported the biggest 24-hour jump in active cases are West Bengal (2,739), Madhya Pradesh (921), Mizoram (55). Five most affected states by total tally of cases are Maharashtra (4,41,228), Tamil Nadu (251,738), Andhra Pradesh (1,58,764), Delhi (137,677), and Karnataka (1,34,819). Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa were reported to be among prominent political leaders who have tested positive for coronavirus. The two tested positive on Sunday.

Among the states, Maharashtra is the first state to cross 13 thousand deaths. It has recorded 148843 active corona cases, 276809 cured and 15576 deaths. The western state is followed by Delhi and Tamil Nadu. Delhi has 10356 active corona cases, 123317 cured and 4004 deaths. Tamil Nadu has 56998 active cases, 4132 deaths. Gujarat with 14572 active COVID-19 cases, 46504 cured and 2486 deaths.

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