Guwahati: The city of Guwahati saw more than double the COVID-19 cases on Monday with the number of recorded cases touching 164 as compared to 78 cases on the previous day, stoking fears that curbs might be announced by the state government to arrest the spread of the virus.
Moreover, the COVID 19 infection in Assam touched a figure of 351 cases on Monday, taking the overall positivity rate to 0.96%.
As per the government data, the total number of cases reported in the state was 351 out of 36,613 tests.
The number of deaths recorded was two while the recovery rate stood at 98.63%.
The government has started the vaccination drive for adolescents in the 15-18 age group from Monday and plans to finish the drive within a week.
Assam Health Minister Keshav Mahanta said that Assam was prepared for COVID-19 and even Omicron as the state already has 9000 beds prepared.
Of the 9000, the government has kept 1000 ICU beds, while 2600 are dedicated oxygen beds, he added.
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