Assam reports 56 new COVID-19 cases, count climbs to 1272

Assam has reported 56 new COVID-19 cases taking the total to 1272 on May 31^st, 2020. Out of the 56 new patients, 18 are from Lakhimpur, 12 from Barpeta, 7 from Udalguri, 5 from Baksa, 5 from Dhubri, 3 from Kamrup, 2 from Dhemaji, 2 at Airport, 1 from Nalbari while one is yet to be ascertained.

Informing this Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted:

Of the 1272 cases, 185 have been cured or discharged, 1102 are active while four died due to the infection and three patients were migrated in Assam.

Also read: Assam: 20 Air Travellers Test COVID-19 Positive, Count Stands At 1216

Assam has crossed 1000-mark in 60 days. It reported the first case on March 31^st, 2020. First 100 were reported on May 17^th, 2020.

With this, the state reported 159 positive cases on May 30^th, 2020 while 174 cases on May 29^th, which was the single-day highest, 97 cases on May 28^th and 92 cases on May 27^th. The state registered 116 cases on May 26^th, 2020 while on May 25^th, 2020, the state recorded 147 cases. On May 24th, 2020, Assam registered 46 COVID-19 cases while on May 23rd, 2020, the state registered 67 cases while 49 cases were reported on May 22nd, 2020.

COVID-19 in Assam & Northeast

The COVID-19 has infected a total of 1216 people and claimed four lives in Assam. Of 1216 confirmed cases, 1046 are active cases and 163 have been cured or discharged while three patients were migrated.

Assam is followed by Tripura with 261 cases and Nagaland 43 cases.

Data based on Ministry of Health and family Welfare

Also read: Nagaland: 7 Chennai Returnees Test Positive For COVID-19, State Tally Reaches 43

India cases so far

The novel coronavirus has infected over 1.82 lakh people and claimed over 5164 lives as on May 31, 2020, morning, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. There are 89995 active cases with 86984 cases discharged and cured.

Among the states, Maharashtra is the first state to cross 2 thousand deaths. It has recorded 65168 corona cases with 28081 cured and 2197 deaths. The western state is followed by Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. Gujarat has corona 16343 cases with 9230 cured and 1007 deaths. Tamil Nadu has registered 21184 cases with 12000 cured and 160 deaths. The National Capital with 18549 COVID-19 cases has crossed the 10 thousand mark on May 25th, 2020. So far, 8075 have been cured in Delhi with 416 deaths.

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