The recognition of the new cases took the general count to 101367. A sum of 40,102 tests were done in the last 24 hours.With 2,560 additional people testing positive for COVID-19 on August 28, Assam’s all out count has crossed the 1 lakh mark.
So far 79,307 patients have recuperated from the disease and the dynamic cases in the state currently remain at 21,771.
In a tweet, Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “Alert ~ 2560 #COVID cases detected today out of 40102 tests done in last 24 hours. Positivity Rate- 6.38%. Kamrup M- 562, Jorhat-167, Cachar- 165, Dibrugarh- 139, Hailakandi- 135.”