Guwahati: Another 33 persons have tested positive for COVID-19, increasing the state coronavirus tally to 831 cases as on Thursday afternoon.
Of the new cases, 10 are from Nagaon, 8 from Kamrup (Metro), 7 from Cachar district, 2 each from Karinganj and Hailakandi, 1 each from Hojai and Dima Hasao, and for 2 people, their district is yet to be ascertained.
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Informing about the same, Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “Alert ~ 33 new cases of #COVID19+ 10 Nagaon, 8 Kamrup-M, 7 Cachar, 1 each Hojai/Dima Hasao, 2 each Karimganj/Hailakandi, 2 to be ascertained.”
Alert ~ 33 new cases of #COVID19+
10 Nagaon, 8 Kamrup-M, 7 Cachar, 1 each Hojai/Dima Hasao, 2 each Karimganj/Hailakandi, 2 to be ascertained
↗️Total cases 831
↗️Recovered 87
↗️Active cases 737
↗️Deaths 04Update 2:50 pm / May 28 / Day’s total as of now 48#AssamCovidCount pic.twitter.com/BApw611La9
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 28, 2020
As on Thursday, Assam reported 48 new cases. The state currently has 831 confirmed cases, of which 737 are active, 87 discharged, 4 deaths and 3 people migrated to other states.