The total number of positive cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Assam surpassed the 200,000 mark on Saturday, when 642 new cases were reported.
The state minister for health and family welfare, Himanta Biswa Sarma, tweeted late Saturday that the total of Covid-19 cases in Assam amounted to 200,391.
Currently, the state has 28,442 active cases.
The number of deaths related to Covid-19 has risen to 865, including 12 new deaths on Saturday, and a fatality rate (ratio of deaths to cases) of 0.43%.
So far 171,081 people have recovered from the viral infection and the recovery rate is 85.37%.
The positivity rate has fallen from around 8% in September to around 2% in the state.
The Covid-19 case duplication rate has also improved from 12 days in July to 51 days as of Saturday.
“At one point, we had about 36,000 active cases in the state. Now, the number of active Covid-19 cases has dropped to around 28,000. The positivity rate has also dropped to around 2%, ”Sarma told the media on Saturday.
“I call on the people of Assam to maintain all Covid-19 protocols during the next Durga Puja,” he added.
The first positive case of Covid-19 was detected in Assam on March 31.
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