Eight more positive patients have succumbed to COVID19 infection in Assam on Tuesday, taking the stateโ€™s death toll to 586.

Confirming the news, Asam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in his latest tweet on the stateโ€™s COVID19 status on Tuesday said: โ€œVery sad and anguished to inform that 08 more COVID positive patients have succumbed to the disease.โ€

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The COVID19 victims have been identified as Bhagirath Sharma (85) of Dibrugarh; Jonak Ch Bhuyan (76) of Darrang; Paresh Ch Ariya (65) of Barpeta; Praveshwar Rabha (55) of Kamrup Metro and Surendra Nath Das (74) of Kamrup Metro.

The other victims are Mahodar Chandra Pathak (84) of Bongaigaon; Pradip Gogoi (70) of Jorhat and Mallika Deb Choudhury (66) of Cachar.

โ€œMy condolences to all the families. We stand by you in this hour of grief,โ€ health minister Sarma said.

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Assam so far has registered a total of 1,59,320 COVID19 positive cases.

After the demise of 8 more patients, the state currently has 29,601 active cases.

A total of 1,29,130 patients have discharged in Assam after their recovery from the disease.