Assam recorded 6143 new COVID-19 positive cases and 89 more deaths in the last 24 hours.
Confirming the news, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in a tweet on Wednesday evening said the new cases were confirmed out of 102040 tests conducted in the last 24 hours.
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Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the overall positivity percentage of the state stood at 6.02% on Wednesday.
Of the new cases, Kamrup Metro district alone reported 913 cases.
The state’s COVID-19 recovery rate was 85.97% on Wednesday.
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*Summary of 19/5/2021*
Today’s Total 6143
Overall Positivity Percentage (6143 cases out of 102040 test done = 6.02%)
Kamrup(M) 913
Death 89
Recovery Rate 84.97%
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 19, 2021