Assam records 859 new COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths in last 24 hours

Assam reported another spike of 859 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours taking the state’s total to 18,666, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed. A total of 627 out of 859 confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in Guwahati alone.

Out of 18,666 total confirmed COVID-19 cases, 6,444 are active and 12,173 have been cured and discharged so far while death toll has gone up to 46.

The new deceased are Sneha Mall (36), Litu Kumar Bora (37), Sarat Ch Saharia (60), Upendra Nath (62), Pramod Ranjan Saha (73) and Subhakaran Dudheria (73). They all succumbed to COVID-19 as per Death Audit Board report.

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
9-Jul	355	-68
10-Jul	521	166
11-Jul	410	-111
12-Jul	400	-10
13-Jul	513	113
14-Jul	627	114

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

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	462	153	306	3
Assam	18666	12173	6444	46
Manipur	1672	970	702	0
Meghalaya	318	66	250	2
Mizoram	238	159	79	0
Nagaland	896	346	550	0
Sikkim	209	87	122	0
Tripura	2170	1538	630	2

Data based on Ministry of Health Family Welfare

India COVID-19 cases so far

India recorded the highest-ever daily spike of 29,429 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the total tally to 9,36,181. The death toll is now 24,309, as per data released by the Union Health Ministry. Active cases in India stand at 3,19,840 while 5,92,032 have been cured or discharged so far.

Among the states, Maharashtra is the first state to cross 6 thousand deaths. It has recorded 2,67,665 corona cases with 1,49,007 cured, 10,695 deaths, and 1,07,963 active cases. The western state is followed by Delhi and Tamil Nadu. Delhi has corona 1,15,346 cases with 93,236 cured, 3,446 deaths, and 18,644 active cases. Tamil Nadu has 1,47,324 positive cases with 97,310 cured, 2099 deaths 47,915 active cases. Gujarat with 43,637 COVID-19 cases, so far, has 30,503 have been cured, 2,069 deaths, and 11,065 active cases.

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Edited By: Admin

Published On: Jul 15, 2020