Guwahati, Jul 31 (UNI) The number of new COVID 19 positive cases detected in a single day has crossed 2,000 for the first time in Assam as the overall tally neared 40,000.
Altogether 2112 new cases were detected in the last 24 hours in the state, taking
the overall tally to 38,407, state Health Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
The districts of Kamrup (metro), Kamrup (rural) and Nagaon accounted for over
200 cases each.
The surge in new cases has pushed the number of active COVID 19 positive
cases above 9,000 for the first time in the state and the tally now stands at 9230.
The previous highest single day spike was above 1600 cases detected last
week.
The number of recovered patients has also been increasing steadily and has
reached 29,080 with 1248 discharges yesterday.
The death toll has increased by two to reach 94.
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