Assam: Guwahati records 72% of the state’s total COVID-19 cases reported during July 1-8

Guwahati has recorded 3588 confirmed COVID-19 cases while Assam has registered 5485 cases from July 1^st to July 8^th, 2020. It is 72 percent of the total cases, that Guwahati has registered alone which can be termed as alarming.

The city recorded 423 COVID-19 cases on July 8th, 2020 while the state reported 696 cases. With these, the total number of confirmed cases has gone up to 14032; of which 5281 are active cases and 8726 have been cured and discharged so far, the state Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated. Meanwhile, with six new deaths reported on July 8^th, 2020, the COVID-19 related death toll climbed up to 22.

Assam has crossed the 1000-mark in 60 days. It reported the first case on March 31st, 2020.

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Guwahati: Date wise cases

DATE	CASES	INCREASE
28-Jun	195
29-Jun	172	-23
30-Jun	380	208
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

Breaking down the numbers: Assam (Since June 1)

DATE	CASES	INCREASE
1-Jun	148	-42
2-Jun	76	-72
3-Jun	269	193
4-Jun	200	-69
5-Jun	128	-72
6-Jun	230	102
7-Jun	208	-22
8-Jun	154	-52
9-Jun	215	61
10-Jun	235	20
11-Jun	145	-90
12-Jun	263	118
13-Jun	207	-56
14-Jun	218	11
15-Jun	191	-27
16-Jun	201	10
17-Jun	184	-17
18-Jun	210	26
19-Jun	102	108
20-Jun	249	147
21-Jun	331	72
22-Jun	267	-64
23-Jun	203	-64
24-Jun	314	111
25-Jun	276	-38
26-Jun	273	3
27-Jun	246	27
28-Jun	327	81
29-Jun	302	-25
30-Jun	613	311
1-Jul	408	205
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

Also read: Assam reports two more COVID-19 deaths, toll rises to 24

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	287	109	176	2
Assam	14032	8726	5281	22
Manipur	1435	793	642	0
Meghalaya	80	43	36	1
Mizoram	197	133	64	0
Nagaland	657	304	33	0
Sikkim	133	71	62	0
Tripura	1761	1324	436	1

Data based on Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

India COVID-19 cases so far

India recorded the highest-ever daily spike of 24,879 COVID-19 cases and 487 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the total tally to 767296 lakh. The death toll is now 21129, as per data released by the Union Health Ministry. Active cases in India stand at 269789 while 476378 have been cured or discharged so far.

Among the states, Maharashtra is the first state to cross 6 thousand deaths. It has recorded 223724 corona cases with 123192 cured, 9448 deaths, and 91084 active cases. The western state is followed by Delhi and Tamil Nadu. Delhi has corona 104864 cases with 78199 cured, 3213 deaths, and 23452 active cases. Tamil Nadu has 122350 positive cases with 74167 cured, 1700 deaths 46483 active cases. Gujarat with 38333 COVID-19 cases, so far, has 27289 have been cured, 1993 deaths, and 9051 active cases.

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Edited By: Admin

Published On: Jul 09, 2020