Assam reported 79 more Covid19 deaths and 5,980 new positive cases in the last 24 hours.

Confirming the news, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in a tweet on Saturday evening said the new cases were confirmed out of 1,07,398 tests conducted in the last 24 hours.

Assam’s overall positivity percentage stood at 5.57% on Saturday, chief minister Sarma informed.

The Assam chief minister informed that of the new cases, Kamrup Metro district alone reported 902 cases.

The state’s Covid19 recovery rate stood at 84.12% on Saturday, according to the data, shared by chief minister Sarma.

“Summary of 22/5/2021 –  Today’s Total 5980; Overall Positivity Percentage (5980 cases out of 107398 test done = 5.57%); Kamrup (M) 902; Death 79; Recovery Rate 84.12%,” Sarma tweeted.

Recovery Rate 84.12%