Assam: Guwahati records 577 new COVID-19 cases, state count rises to 23,999

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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 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.

It may be mentioned, on July 16^th, 2020, a total of 184 inmates of the Guwahati Central Jail were tested positive for the lethal coronavirus.

Also read: Assam flood: 84 deaths, over 25 lakh affected in 24 districts

Guwahati: Date wise cases (Since July 1)

DATE	CASES	INCREASE
1-Jul	278	-102
2-Jul	238	-40
3-Jul	134	-104
4-Jul	777	643
5-Jul	552	-225
6-Jul	598	46
7-Jul	588	-10
8-Jul	423	-165
9-Jul	355	-68
10-Jul	521	166
11-Jul	410	-111
12-Jul	400	-10
13-Jul	513	113
14-Jul	627	114
15-Jul	647	20
16-Jul	598	-49
17-Jul	570	-28
18-Jul	515	-55
19-Jul	577	62

Breaking down the numbers: Assam (Since July 1)

DATE	CASES	INCREASE
1-Jul	408
2-Jul	479	71
3-Jul	365	114
4-Jul	1202	837
5-Jul	735	-467
6-Jul	786	51
7-Jul	814	28
8-Jul	696	-118
9-Jul	568	-128
10-Jul	936	368
11-Jul	535	-401
12-Jul	735	200
13-Jul	1001	266
14-Jul	859	-142
15-Jul	1088	229
16-Jul	892	-196
17-Jul	1218	326
18-Jul	1117	-101
19-Jul	1018	-99

Assam and the Northeast

Assam has the highest COVID-19 cases in the Northeast India followed by Tripura.

States	Cases	Cured/ Discharged	Active cases	Death
Arunachal Pradesh	740	282	455	3
Assam	23999	16023	7916	57
Manipur	1911	1213	698	0
Meghalaya	450	66	382	2
Mizoram	284	167	117	0
Nagaland	988	445	543	0
Sikkim	283	92	191	0
Tripura	2878	1759	1114	5

Data based on Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

India COVID-19 cases so far

India recorded the more than 40,000 COVID-19 cases and 681 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the total tally to 1118043. The death toll is now 27497, as per data released by the Union Health Ministry. Active cases in India stand at 390459 while 700087 have been cured or discharged so far.

Among the states, Maharashtra is the first state to cross 6 thousand deaths. It has recorded 310455 corona cases with 169569 cured, 11854 deaths, and 129032 active cases. The western state is followed by Delhi and Tamil Nadu. Delhi has corona 122793 cases with 103134 cured, 3628 deaths, and 16031 active cases. Tamil Nadu has 170693 positive cases with 117915 cured, 2481 deaths 50297 active cases. Gujarat with 48355 COVID-19 cases, so far, has 34901 have been cured, 2142 deaths, and 11312 active cases.

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Published On: Jul 20, 2020