Assam reported 37 more Covid19 deaths and 2,575 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 detected out of 1,68,361 tests.

The state’s overall positivity percentage on Monday stood at 1.53%.

Of the new cases, the Kamrup Metro district registered 217.

While 37 patients lost their lives due to Covid19 infection, hundreds of other patients recovered from the disease.

The state’s Covid19 recovery rate stood at 95.19% on Monday.

“Summary of 12/7/2021 – Today’s Total 2575 Overall Positivity Percentage (2575 cases out of 1,68,361 test done = 1.53%); Kamrup(M) 217; Death 37; Recovery Rate 95.19%,” tweeted Mahanta.

On Sunday, Assam reported 16 Covid19 deaths and 1,579 new positive cases.

The cases were confirmed out of 97,257 tests on Sunday.

The overall positivity percentage of Assam on Sunday stood at 1.62%.

The Kamrup Metro registered 150 cases on Sunday. Assam’s Covid19 recovery rate stood at 95.10% on Sunday.

On Saturday, Assam reported 24 Covid19 deaths and 2,391 positive cases.