Assam: Over 19,000 tests conducted in last 24 hours, 1047 detected COVID-19 positive

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Over 19,000 tests were conducted in Assam on July 23^rd, 2020, of which only 1047 detected COVID-19 positive, state Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed. The positivity rate is 5.25 percent.

Of 1047 new COVID-19 cases detected in Assam, 219 were reported in Guwahati City alone. With these, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has gone up to 28,791; of which 8019 are active and 20,699 have been cured and discharged so far. The death toll has climbed up to 70.

The COVID-19 positivity rate in Assam was 5 percent on July 20^th, 2020 and increased to 9.2 percent on July 21^st, 2020, the state Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed.

The state crossed 20,000 mark in COVID-19 cases on July 16^th, 2020 while crossed the 1000-mark in 60 days. It reported the first case on March 31st, 2020.

Also read: Assam death cases rise as state gears up for ‘massive August spike’

Guwahati: Date wise cases (Since July 1)

DATE	CASES	INCREASE
1-Jul	278	-102
2-Jul	238	-40
3-Jul	134	-104
4-Jul	777	643
5-Jul	552	-225
6-Jul	598	46
7-Jul	588	-10
8-Jul	423	-165
9-Jul	355	-68
10-Jul	521	166
11-Jul	410	-111
12-Jul	400	-10
13-Jul	513	113
14-Jul	627	114
15-Jul	647	20
16-Jul	598	-49
17-Jul	570	-28
18-Jul	515	-55
19-Jul	577	62
20-Jul	448	-129
21-Jul	570	122
22-Jul	354	-216
23-Jul	219	-135

Breaking down the numbers: Assam (Since July 1)

DATE	CASES	INCREASE
1-Jul	408
2-Jul	479	71
3-Jul	365	114
4-Jul	1202	837
5-Jul	735	-467
6-Jul	786	51
7-Jul	814	28
8-Jul	696	-118
9-Jul	568	-128
10-Jul	936	368
11-Jul	535	-401
12-Jul	735	200
13-Jul	1001	266
14-Jul	859	-142
15-Jul	1088	229
16-Jul	892	-196
17-Jul	1218	326
18-Jul	1117	-101
19-Jul	1018	-99
20-Jul	1093	75
21-Jul	1680	587
22-Jul	972	-708
23-Jul	1047	75

Assam and the Northeast

Assam has the highest COVID-19 cases in the Northeast India followed by Tripura.

States	Cases	Cured/ Discharged	Active cases	Death
Arunachal Pradesh	991	334	654	3
Assam	28791	20699	8019	70
Manipur	2115	1466	649	0
Meghalaya	534	78	452	4
Mizoram	332	183	149	0
Nagaland	1174	183	149	0
Sikkim	460	122	338	0
Tripura	3656	2072	1574	10

Data based on Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

India COVID-19 cases so far

India recorded the more than 49311 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the total tally to 1287945. The death toll is now 30601, as per data released by the Union Health Ministry. Active cases in India stand at 440135 while 817209 have been cured or discharged so far.

Among the states, Maharashtra is the first state to cross 6 thousand deaths. It has recorded 347502 corona cases with 194253 cured, 12854 deaths, and 140395 active cases. The western state is followed by Delhi and Tamil Nadu. Delhi has corona 127364 cases with 109065 cured, 3745 deaths, and 14554 active cases. Tamil Nadu has 192964 positive cases with 136793 cured, 3232 deaths 52939 active cases. Gujarat with 52477 COVID-19 cases, so far, has 37978 have been cured, 2252 deaths, and 12247 active cases.

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Edited By: Admin

Published On: Jul 24, 2020