Assam Covid-19 Update: State logs in 269 fresh covid-19 cases, 5 deaths

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• Oct 17, 2021 | Deleted

Guwahati: Assam reported 269 fresh covid cases on Sunday, taking the active caseload to 2,135. The positivity rate now stands at 0.82 percent.

The total number of covid-19 tests conducted in the last 24 hours was 32,791.

Reportedly, five people have succumbed to covid-19 on Sunday, while 290 people recovered and were discharged.

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The district with the highest number of covid cases has been reported from Kamrup (Metro)-61, Jorhat-27, Golaghat-20 and Barpeta-33. While, deaths have been reported in the districts- Bongaigaon (2), Dhemaji (1), Golaghat (1) and Nalbari (1).

The total number of recoveries of the state has reached 5,96,837 with a recovery rate of 98.45 percent.

Moreover, covid –related fatalities in the state have reached 5,944 with a death rate of 0.98 percent.