Sarma had claimed in an interview to digital media The Lallantop during the first week of April that there was no COVID-19 case in Assam and there was no need for wearing a mask in the state.
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Parul Devi Das, Assam s First Lady IAS Officer Dies from COVID
Parul Devi Das was undergoing treatment at the Apollo Hospital, Guwahati
| 26 April 2021 11:43 AM GMT
Guwahati: Assam s first lady IAS officer, Parul Devi Das succumbed to COVID-19 on Monday. She was undergoing treatment at the Apollo Hospital, Guwahati.
Das was Assam s Additional Chief Secretary and she was the daughter of former Assam Minister Ramnath Das.
On April 21, legendary Bihu singer Bhitali Das passed away due to COVID-19.
As Kamrup (M) tops the chart with 6,026 active cases while Kamrup (R) shares the second spot with 1,032 cases, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that 14 deaths have been recorded as of April 25 and Kamrup Metropolitan with Guwahati as its leading city registered 815 number of COVID cases. The positivity rate stands at 3.24%.
Assam Prepared, No Need to Panic for ICU Beds, Remdesivir and Oxygen: State Health Minister Himanta Biswa
The health minister said, GMCH has 420 beds with 92 ICU beds, Kalapahar Govt Hospital – 38 ICU Beds, Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital (MMCH) – 24 ICU beds.
| 26 April 2021 9:37 AM GMT
GUWAHATI: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday assured that the state is in a comfortable situation at least for the next 10 days as far as beds, ICU beds, Remdesivir, and oxygen availability are concerned.
Listing out the availability of beds in government hospitals across Guwahati, the minister said, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) has 420 beds with 92 ICU beds, Kalapahar Govt Hospital – 38 ICU Beds, Mahindra Mohan Choudhary Hospital (MMCH) – 24 ICU beds.