Guwahati: Assam recorded its greatest single-day spike within the variety of COVID-19 instances with 60 folks testing constructive within the final 24 hours. The information figures have pushed the entire variety of instances previous 300-mark.
The state had until now recorded its greatest single-day rise in COVID-19 instances on Friday, when 49 folks had examined constructive for coronavirus.
Fifty-three recent instances have been reported immediately afternoon whereas seven folks examined constructive for COVID-19 within the morning, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma mentioned. The state now has 319 instances.
“Fifty three new #COVID19 + cases confirmed – 44 from Sarusajai Quarantine Centre, 7 from Dima Hasao district and 2 from Cachar,” Mr Sarma tweeted.
Alert ~ Fifty three new #COVID19 + instances confirmed – 44 from Sarusajai Quarantine Centre, 7 from Dima Hasao district and a couple of from Cachar.
Total instances 319
Recovered 54
Active instances 258
Deaths 04
Migrated 03Update 1.40 pm / May 23#AssamCovidCountpic.twitter.com/Z9jZpTsMkS
– Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 23, 2020
Fifty of the 60 recent instances have been reported from Sarusajai quarantine centre in Guwahati and one from a quarantine facility in Dhubri district, he mentioned.
Of the entire 319 instances, 258 are energetic whereas 54 COVID-19 sufferers have been cured, 4 have died and three have migrated out of the state, the minister mentioned.
A complete of 55,791 samples have been examined up to now in seven laboratories within the state, out of which ends up of 266 folks have come constructive for COVID-19 and people of 50,450 have come unfavourable whereas the remaining experiences are awaited.
With inputs from PTI