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Assam reported 21 more Covid19 deaths and 1,276 new positive cases 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 1,12,332 tests.

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The Assam chief minister informed that the state’s overall positivity percentage on Wednesday stood at 1.14%.

Of the new cases, the Kamrup Metro district reported 161 cases.

On Wednesday, hundreds of people, who were earlier infected by Covid19, recovered from the deadly disease.

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The state’s recovery rate on the day was 96.50%, chief minister Sarma informed.

“Summary of 28/7/2021 – Today’s Total 1276; Overall Positivity Percentage (1276 cases out of 1,12,332 test done = 1.14%); Kamrup(M) 161; Death 21; Recovery Rate 96.50%,” chief minister Sarma tweeted.

Till Wednesday evening, 44.61 crore Covid19 vaccine doses were administered across India under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive.

India has recorded a total of 3,06,63,147 recoveries so far.

The country’s recovery rate currently stands at 97.39%.

A total of 41,678 patients have recovered during the last 24 hours.

India reported a total of 43,654 new cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry data.

India’s active caseload currently stands at 3,99,436 and the active cases constitute 1.27% of the total cases.

The weekly positivity rate remains below 5%, currently at 2.36%.

The daily positivity rate stands at 2.51% and remains below 5%, the Union health ministry said.