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The total COVID-19 cases in Assam rose to 6282 on Wednesday evening after 226 new cases were reported in the state, informed health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

In a tweet, Sarma wrote, “Alert ~ 226 new #COVID19+ cases detected in Assam today.”

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Assam now has 2508 active cases and 3762 patients have either recovered or discharged from hospitals.

Three persons have migrated out of the state so far.