Assam reported 24 more Covid19 deaths and 2,493 new positive cases in the last 24 hours.

Confirming the news, Assam health minister Keshab Mahanta in a tweet on Friday evening said the new cases were confirmed out of 1,17,087 tests.

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The overall positivity percentage of Assam stood at 2.13% on Friday, according to the data, shared by health minister Mahanta.

Of the new cases, the Kamrup Metro district recorded 247 cases.

Hundreds of people recovered on Friday.

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The state’s recovery rate on Friday stood at 94.75%.

“Summary of 09/7/2021 – Today’s Total 2493; Overall Positivity Percentage (2493 cases out of 1,17,087 test done = 2.13%); Kamrup(M) 247; Death 24; Recovery Rate 94.75%,” health minister Mahanta tweeted.

On Thursday, Assam reported a total of 2,644 new Covid19 cases.

Assam reported 21 Covid29 deaths on Thursday.

The positive cases were confirmed out of 1,06,760 tests.

Assam’s overall positivity percentage was 2.48% on Friday.

Kamrup Metro reported 168 cases on Friday while the state’s recovery rate stood at 94.72%.

India reported a total of 43,393 new Covid19 cases in the last 24 hours.

India’s active caseload currently stands at 4,58,727.

The country’s active cases constitute 1.49% of the total cases.

The country recorded a total of 2,98,88,284 recoveries across the country so far

A total of 44,459 patients recovered during the last 24 hours.

The country’s recovery rate increased to 97.19% on Friday, the Union health ministry said.