The Covid-19 situation in the state of Assam and in India is getting worrisome on daily basis as cases are increasing in rapid numbers. The state of Assam detected 5,468 fresh Covid-19 cases on Thursday with 75 new deaths. Kamrup Metro district reported highest number of cases with 1,173 infections in the last 24 hours. While Dibrugarh district reported 452 cases on Thursday.
The health department of Assam conducted 59,594 on Thursday and the positivity rate was 9.18% in the last 24 hours. While 4,219 patients where discharged on Thursday and currently there are 42,144 active Covid-19 cases in the state.
Meanwhile, 3,43,144 fresh Covid-19 cases were reported in the country on Thursday. Around 4,000 coronavirus deaths were reported in India in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 2,62,317.