Assam reports 95 new COVID-19 cases, count rises to 4605

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Assam reported 95 new COVID-19 cases on June 17^th, 2020 taking the total to 4605. Of the 95 cases, 21 are from Jorhat, 20 are from Golaghat, 12 are from Hailakandi, 6 are from Dibrugarh, 6 are from Kamrup, 7 are from Karbi Anglong, 4 are from Dhemaji, 4 are from Barpeta, 4 are from Cachar, 3 are from Bongaigaon, 2 are from Nagaon, 2 are from Udalguri, 1 each from Dima Hasao and Sonitpur while two cases are to be ascertained.

Informing this, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted:

Of the 4605 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 2183 are active COVID-19 cases and 2411 have been cured and discharged while eight died due to the infection so far.

On June 16^th, 2020, a total of 201 COVID-19 cases were detected in Assam.

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

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Breaking down the numbers: Assam

DATE	CASES	INCREASE
22-May	49
23-May	67	18
24-May	46	-21
25-May	147	101
26-May	116	-31
27-May	92	-24
28-May	97	5
29-May	174	77
30-May	159	-15
31-May	190	-31
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

Assam and Northeast

Assam has highest number of COVID-10 cases in the Northeast India.

States	Cases	Cured/ Discharged	Active cases	Death
Assam	4605	2411	2183	8
Manipur	500	159	341	0
Mizoram	121	1	120	0
Tripura	1092	433	658	1
Meghalaya	44	25	18	1
Arunachal Pradesh	95	7	88	0
Sikkim	70	5	65	0
Nagaland	179	92	87	0

Data based on Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

India COVID-19 cases so far

India has crossed 2 lakh-mark in terms of corona positives on June 3rd. As on June 17^th, the country currently has 354K confirmed COVID-19 cases, 155227 active cases with 186935 cured and discharged. The total number of deaths is 11903.

Among the states, Maharashtra is the first state to cross 3 thousand deaths. It has recorded 113445 corona cases with 57851 cured, 5537 deaths, and 50057 active cases. The western state is followed by Delhi and Tamil Nadu. Delhi has corona 44688 cases with 16500 cured, 1837 deaths, and 26351 active cases. Tamil Nadu has 48019 positive cases with 26782 cured, 528 deaths 20706 active cases. Gujarat with 24577 COVID-19 cases, so far, has 17082 have been cured, 1533 deaths, and 5962 active cases.

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Edited By: Admin

Published On: Jun 17, 2020