Assam surges past 20,000-mark with 892 new COVID-19 cases

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Assam crossed 20,000-mark in COVID-19 cases on July 16^th, 2020 with 892 new cases. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has gone up to 20,646; of which 7,039 are active and 13,554 have been cured and discharged so far.

Of the 892 COVID-19 cases, 598 were reported in Kamrup (Metro) alone which include 184 from Guwahati Central Jail.

Meanwhile, the COVID-19 death toll reached 50 with two more deaths reported on July 16^th, 2020. The new deceased are Bidul Ahmed (50) from Baksa and Upen Chandra Sharma (63) from Kamrup (Metro).

Assam has crossed the 1000-mark in 60 days. It reported the first case on March 31st, 2020.

Also read: Assam: Guwahati jail records massive spike of 184 COVID-19 cases, raises questions on management

Guwahati: Date wise cases

DATE	CASES	INCREASE
28-Jun	195
29-Jun	172	-23
30-Jun	380	208
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

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

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	543	153	387	3
Assam	20646	13554	7039	50
Manipur	1764	1129	635	0
Meghalaya	377	66	309	2
Mizoram	272	160	112	0
Nagaland	916	391	525	0
Sikkim	243	88	155	0
Tripura	2283	1604	676	3

Data based on Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

India COVID-19 cases so far

India recorded the highest-ever daily spike of 34,956 COVID-19 cases and 687 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the total tally to 10,03,832. The death toll is now 25,602, as per data released by the Union Health Ministry. Active cases in India stand at 3,42,473 while 6,35,757 have been cured or discharged so far.

Among the states, Maharashtra is the first state to cross 6 thousand deaths. It has recorded 2,84,281 corona cases with 1,58,140 cured, 11,194 deaths, and 1,14,947 active cases. The western state is followed by Delhi and Tamil Nadu. Delhi has corona 1,18,645 cases with 97,693 cured, 3,545 deaths, and 17,407 active cases. Tamil Nadu has 1,56,369 positive cases with 1,07,416 cured, 2,236 deaths 46,717 active cases. Gujarat with 45,481 COVID-19 cases, so far, has 32,103 have been cured, 2,089 deaths, and 11,289 active cases.

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Edited By: Admin

Published On: Jul 17, 2020