COVID-19 claims another life in Assam, this time a school teacher

GUWAHATI: COVID-19 has claimed yet another life in Assam taking the death toll to four in the last 24 hours.

A teacher of Gopal Boro Higher Secondary school, Sima Hazari, died at the Health City hospital in the wee hours today.

Hazari was admitted to the hospital with hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes complications on April 3. She was however tested COVID-19 positive later.

The hospital authorities have confirmed that she has died of COVID-19. Her body has been handed over to government authorities due to COVID protocol.

It needs mention here that the active cases of COVID-19 in the state post the recently concluded assembly elections have witnessed a massive surge since April 7.

Assam reported 281 positive fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday.

There are 153 positive cases in Guwahati, 12 in Nagaon, 11 in Jorhat, and 10 in Sonitpur.

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Three deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours.

On other hand, the cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India crossed 9.43 crore on Friday.

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