COVID-19: Two more tests positive in Assam, tally reaches 102

Two more positive COVID-19 cases have been reported in Assam taking the total to 102. The cases have been reported in Upper Assam’s Jorhat district and Nagaon district.

Taking stock of the situation, the state Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted:

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The patients are Azizul Haque Rahman, 20, of Sutorupohi in Nagaon  and Sudip Buragohain, 20, of Madhupur, Titabar.

Of the 102 cases, 57 cases are active and 41 have been cured/ discharged while two died.

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On May 17 night, three persons were tested positive for the COVID-19. Two of the patients came from Mumbai while one arrived from Bihar while in the morning one 9-year-old was tested positive for the virus in Jorhat. In the evening, one 28-year-old person, who had arrived from Chennai, tested positive for coronavirus in Cachar district. He has been sent to Silchar Medical College and Hospital.

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On May 16, four COVID-19 cases – two from Guwahati and one each from Sonitpur and Sivasagar district – were reported in the state.

Meanwhile, coronavirus has infected nearly 1 lakh people and claimed over 3000 lives across the country so far. With this India has surpassed China’s official figure of 82,933 confirmed coronavirus cases.

Lockdown 4.0

Meanwhile, the Central government has enforced the fourth phase of nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the COVID-19.

The Centre issued a notification in this regard on May 17 extending the curbs for two more weeks. But, the lockdown 4.0 is going to be different from the previous three phases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.

The home ministry accordingly issued guidelines for the lockdown 4.0, giving power to states and union territories to delineate the zones as per the COVID-19 situation taking into consideration the parameters shared by the Union Health Ministry.

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