Assam reports 1,329 new Covid cases, 15 more deaths

Guwahati, July 19 (NKTV): Assam’s Covid-19 tally rose to 5,47,283 as 1,329 more people tested positive for the infection on Sunday while 15 new fatalities pushed the death toll to 4,999, the National Health Mission (NHM) bulletin said.

Of the 15 fatalities, two deaths each were reported from Charaideo, Kamrup Metropolitan, Sivasagar and Sonitpur district, and one each in Baksa, Barpeta, Biswanath, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Hojai and Jorhat districts.

Of the 1,329 new COVID-19 cases, the highest of 179 patients were detected from Kamrup Metropolitan, followed by 101 in Golaghat, 98 in Lakhimpur and 95 in Dibrugarh.

The positivity rate on Sunday was 1.86 per cent.

Currently, the state has 16,468 active Covid-19 cases.