The Covid-19 situation in Assam is steadily showing signs of improvement with a positivity rate of 6.47% and a decline in daily cases with the state registering a total of 5,835 new cases and 73 deaths in the last 24 hours.
GUWAHATI: The Covid-19 situation in Assam is steadily showing signs of improvement with a positivity rate of 6.47% and a decline in daily cases with the state registering a total of 5,835 new cases and 73 deaths in the last 24 hours.
For the first time since April 26, Kamrup (Metropolitan) district, where the daily numbers have been highest among all districts in the state, has registered less than 1,000 cases (921 cases) on Tuesday.
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GUWAHATI: Assam reported its first black fungus death on Wednesday when a 27-year-old Covid-recovered patient died of mucormycosis infection in a private hospital here. Health officials said that the 27-year-old man from Assam succumbed to Covid related complications, though tested negative later.
Assam director of medical education Dr Anup Kumar Barman, who is looking after the clinical aspects of Covid-19, confirmed to TOI that the doctors have got evidence of fungus presence in the patient s body in his biopsy report. It s a case of black fungus infection. A report has been sent to the chief minister and health minister about this case, he said.
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Guwahati, Dibrugarh & Tinsukia May Go Under Lockdown If COVID Situation Doesn t Improve
Speaking to the media, Chief Miniter said that lockdown might be imposed in a few parts of the State, wherein there is a surge in COVID-19 cases.
| 15 May 2021 5:28 AM GMT
GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that if the COVID-19 situation in the cities like Guwahati, Tinsukia, and Dibrugarh doesn t improve in the next one week, the government may impose stricter measures to contain the spread.
Speaking to the media, Chief Miniter said that lockdown might be imposed in a few parts of the State, wherein there is a surge in COVID-19 cases.