Assam: Hailakandi sees spike in COVID-19 cases, total rises to 59

At least 12 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Hailakandi district in Assam in the last 48 hours, taking the tally to 59. Of 59 confirmed cases, one person succumbed to COVID-19 infection.

Health authorities here said that seven persons namely Abdul Ahad (26), Abdul Hafiz Laskar (27), Ashokuddin Laskar (26), Zakir Hussain Laskar (30), and Sajjad Ahmed Choudhury (25), all with travel history to Maharashtra, Golap Hussain Mazumder (21), with travel history to West Bengal and Mantu Suklabaidya (31), with travel history to Tamil Nadu, under institutional quarantine tested positive on June 5^th, 2020.

On June 6^th, 2020, three persons under institutional quarantine at JNV, Monacherra namely Fajol Ahmed Barbhuiya (25), Somir Sinha (47) and Joynal Hussain Sek (33) tested positive while two other persons Mangoli Rani Das, 53 and Jhintu Das, 30, under home quarantine at Bokriwar Part I turned out to be positive. They were all shifted to the isolation wards of SK Roy Civil Hospital.

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On June 4^th, 2020, one Hafizur Rahman Barbhuiya (21) with travel history to Maharashtra turned out to be COVID-19 positive. He arrived here from Guwahati after spending seven days in quarantine there and was put under institutional quarantine at the Institute of Polytechnic, Katlicherra. His swab sample taken at Guwahati tested positive. "As the second swab result of the youth sent to the Silchar Medical College and Hospital is awaited, and as a precautionary measure he has been shifted to the isolation ward of SK Roy Civil Hospital," said a health official on condition of anonymity.

With this new positive cases, 38 persons infected with the disease are admitted in the isolation wards of the district hospital designated as COVID-19 hospital. Nine infected persons are undergoing treatment at the Silchar Medical College and Hospital.

With the discharge of eight persons from the SMC&H, there are 50 active cases in the district that include one death.

Of the total 2,022 swab samples taken, 1,526 tested negative while the results of 426 are awaited, as on Friday evening.

Altogether 670 persons are under institutional quarantine centres while 546 under home quarantine. There are 18 facility quarantine centres with a total bed capacity of 1,167.

Assam and Northeast India

Assam has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases followed by Tripura. Assam has 2473 confirmed cases followed by 747 in Tripura.

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India COVID-19 cases so far

India has crossed 2 lakh-mark in terms of corona positives on June 3rd. On June 7^th, the country currently has 2,46,628 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 1,20,406 active cases with 1,19,293 cured and discharged. The total number of deaths is 6929.

Among the states, Maharashtra is the first state to cross 2 thousand deaths. It has recorded 82968 corona cases with 37390 cured, 2969 deaths, and 42609 active cases. The western state is followed by Delhi and Tamil Nadu. Delhi has corona 27654 cases with 10664 cured, 761 deaths, and 16229 active cases. Tamil Nadu has 30152 positive cases with 16395 cured, 251 deaths 13506 active cases. Gujarat with 19592 COVID-19 cases, so far, has 13316 have been cured, 1219 deaths, and 5057 active cases.

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