Assam reported 26 more Covid19 deaths and 2,289 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 cases were confirmed out of 1,01,729 tests.

The state’s overall Covid19 positivity percentage was 2.25% on Wednesday.

Of the new cases, the Kamrup Metro district reported 181 cases.

Hundreds of patients, who were earlier infected by Covid19, recovered from the disease on Wednesday

The state’s Covid19 recovery rate stood at 94.64%.

“Summary of 07/7/2021 – Today’s Total 2289; Overall Positivity Percentage (2289 cases out of 1,01,729 test done = 2.25%);  Kamrup (M) 181; Death 26; Recovery Rate 94.64%,” chief minister Sarma tweeted.

On Tuesday, Assam reported a total of 2,433 positive cases while 34 people died of the infection.

The state’s overall positivity percentage was 2.43% on Tuesday.

The new cases were registered out of 1,00,262 tests.

Of the new cases, Kamrup Metro district reported 203 cases on Tuesday.

The state’s recovery rate stood at 94.45%.

Meanwhile, India reported 43,733 new Covid19 cases in the last 24 hours.

India’s active caseload declined to 4,59,920 on Wednesday and the active cases constitute 1.5% of the total cases.

The total recoveries stands at 2,97,99,534 across the country so far.

A total of 47,240 patients recovered during the last 24 hours.

The recovery rate in the country increased to 97.18% on Wednesday.