Assam reported 31 more COVID-19 deaths and 2640 new positive cases in the last 24 hours. 

Confirming the news, Assam health minister Keshab Mahanta in a tweet on Monday evening said the new cases were confirmed out of 1,16,542 tests. 

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Of the new cases, the Kamrup Metro district registered 197 cases.  

The stateโ€™s positivity rate was recorded at 2.27% on Monday, according to the data shared by the health minister. 

Hundreds of patients, who were earlier infected by COVID-19, recovered from the disease on Monday. 

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Assamโ€™s COVID-19 recovery rate stood at 94.56% as on Monday, health minister Mahanta informed. 

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Meanwhile, lockdown is likely to be imposed in four districts in Assam, following high detection of cases from these districts. 

The four districts where lockdown is likely to be announced are: Jorhat, Golaghat, Lakhimpur and Sonitpur.