"Late reporting by COVID-19 patients causing deaths in Assam": Himanta Biswa Sarma

Guwahati: Assam's Finance, Health, and Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said that although the impact of the COVID-19 is lessening across Assam, "late reporting" of some patients is still causing deaths. The Minister said that to counter this, the citizens have to be extra vigilant and get tested for the COVID-19 if there is any cause for concern.

"We should encourage people not to be hesitant and get tested for the COVID-19 if some of the symptoms of the disease show up. The way things have been going, the number of COVID-19 deaths in Assam should have been zero. However, due to the late reporting of cases, deaths are still being reported in the state," the Minister said during a presser held in Guwahati city.

Himanta Biswa Sarma said that although there were apprehensions that the infections would skyrocket after Durga Puja, the COVID-19 positivity rate has lingered around 2%.

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The number of cumulative active cases has also come down in Assam. "At point, the number of active cases soared above 36,000, but now, the number of active cases will now dive below 10,000. The recovery rate has also risen to 95%," said Sarma.

COVID-19 Cases in Assam:

Assam on Friday reported 380 new COVID-19 cases, taking the state’s overall tally to 2,06,015. These cases were detected from a total of 25,672 tests conducted in the state in the last 24 hours. he positivity rate of Assam on Friday was 1.48 per cent.

Meanwhile, 1094 patients were discharged from various COVID-19 hospitals and care centres of Assam on Friday. Assam now has a recovery rate of 94.49 per cent and the active cases rate in Assam now stand at 5,05 per cent and the death percentage at 0.45 per cent.

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