Assam recorded 5,835 new Covid19 positive cases and 73 more deaths in the last 24 hours.
Confirming the news, Assam health minister Keshab Mahanta in a tweet on Tuesday evening said the new cases were confirmed out of 90,251 tests conducted in the last 24 hours.
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Health minister Mahanta said the overall positivity percentage of the state stood at 6.47% on Tuesday.
Of the new cases, the Kamrup Metro district alone reported 921 cases.
The state’s Covid19 recovery rate was 85.31% on Tuesday.
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“Summary of 18/5/2021 – Today’s Total 5835; Overall Positivity Percentage (5835 cases out of 90251 test done = 6.47%); Kamrup (M) 921; Death 73; Recovery Rate 85.31%,” Mahanta tweeted.
On Monday, Assam recorded the highest single-day spike of 92 deaths due to Covid19 infection.
Assam reported a total of 6,394 positive cases on Monday. The cases were confirmed out of 91,481 tests.
The overall positivity percentage in Assam stood at 6.99% on Monday and of the new cases, Kamrup Metro district reported 1,100 cases.
Summary of 18/5/2021
Today’s Total 5835
Overall Positivity Percentage (5835 cases out of 90251 test done = 6.47%)
Kamrup(M) 921
Death 73
Recovery Rate 85.31%
— Keshab Mahanta (@keshab_mahanta) May 18, 2021
Meanwhile, health minister Mahanta, who is currently in Barak Valley visit, on Tuesday inspected the Oxygen plant site and ICU beds at the Silchar Medical College & Hospital.
“Inspected #Oxygenplant site, ICU beds @ Silchar Medical College &hospital. Discussed #Covid19 status in Cachar, treatment facilities, emergency services, infra in a meeting with DC, @ParimalSuklaba1
, local MLAs, SP, health dept & SMCH staff,” Mahanta tweeted.
Inspected #Oxygenplant site, ICU beds @ Silchar Medical College &hospital. Discussed #Covid19 status in Cachar, treatment facilities, emergency services, infra in a meeting with DC, @ParimalSuklaba1, local MLAs, SP, health dept & SMCH staff.@himantabiswa pic.twitter.com/pxqVVAP4ot
— Keshab Mahanta (@keshab_mahanta) May 18, 2021