Assam reports another spike of 1088 COVID-19 cases, death toll rises to 48

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Assam reported another spike of 1088 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours taking the state’s total to 19,754, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed. A total of 649 out of 1088 confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in Guwahati alone.

Out of 19,754 total confirmed COVID-19 cases, 6,815 are active and 12,888 have been cured and discharged so far while death toll has gone up to 48.

The new deceased are Hira Devi (45) from Kamrup Metro and Pradip Kumar Sharma (75) from Tinsukia, as per the report of Death Audit Board of Assam.

On July 14^th, 2020, six people succumbed to the virus. The 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 the Death Audit Board report.

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

Also read: Assam faces dual challenge of Japanese encephalitis with 41 deaths amid corona

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
15-Jul	647	20

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
15-Jul	1088	229

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	19754	12888	6815	48
Manipur	1700	989	711	0
Meghalaya	346	66	278	2
Mizoram	238	159	79	0
Nagaland	902	348	554	0
Sikkim	220	87	133	0
Tripura	2268	1604	661	3

Data based on Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

India COVID-19 cases so far

India recorded the highest-ever daily spike of 32,695 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the total tally to 9,68,876. The death toll is now 24,915, as per data released by the Union Health Ministry. Active cases in India stand at 3,31,146 while 6,12,815 have been cured or discharged so far.

Among the states, Maharashtra is the first state to cross 6 thousand deaths. It has recorded 2,75,640 corona cases with 1,52,613 cured, 10,928 deaths, and 1,12,099 active cases. The western state is followed by Delhi and Tamil Nadu. Delhi has corona 1,16,993 cases with 95,699 cured, 3,487 deaths, and 17,807 active cases. Tamil Nadu has 1,51,820 positive cases with 1,02,310 cured, 2,167 deaths 47,343 active cases. Gujarat with 44,552 COVID-19 cases, so far, has 31,286 have been cured, 2,076 deaths, and 11,187 active cases.

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Published On: Jul 16, 2020