Assam reported 24 more Covid19 deaths and 2,391 new positive cases in the last 24 hours.

Confirming the news, Assam health minister Keshab Mahanta in a tweet on Saturday evening said the new cases were confirmed out of 1,33,308 tests.

The state’s overall positivity percentage of Assam stood at 1.79% on Saturday.

Of the new cases, the Kamrup Metro district reported 228 cases.

The state’s Covid19 recovery rate on Saturday stood at 94.86%.

“Summary of 10/7/2021 –  Today’s Total 2391; Overall Positivity Percentage;  (2391 cases out of 1,33,308 test done = 1.79%); Kamrup (M) 228;  Death 24; Recovery Rate 94.86%,” health minister Mahanta tweeted.

On Friday, Assam registered 24 Covid19 deaths and 2,493 positive cases.

The positive cases were confirmed out of 1,17,087 tests while the overall positivity percentage of Assam stood at 2.13% on Friday, according to the data, shared by health minister Mahanta.

On Friday, the Kamrup Metro district recorded 247 cases.

Assam’s recovery rate on Friday stood at 94.75%.

On Thursday, Assam registered a total of 2,644 Covid19 cases and 21 Covid29 deaths due to the infection.