Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the coronavirus was now “in the community” amid the rising number of Covid-19 cas...
Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the coronavirus was now “in the community” amid the rising number of Covid-19 cases, NDTV reported.
Till Sunday night, Assam had recorded 11,736 cases, of which 4,286 people were still undergoing treatment. As many as 735 cases were reported in the past 24 hours, with Guwahati recording the maximum of 552 infections. In the last 10 days, Guwahati has reported more than 3,000 cases and the state more than 5,500.
“We have formally entered the pandemic stage in Guwahati with these cases,” Sarma said at a press conference, according to PTI. “Earlier, most of the cases were those with travel history who were quarantined, so the pandemic was in the states from where they had come but now it is here.”
“Now it is in the community,” he added, according to NDTV.
Assam has so far tested 4,59,143 samples for Covid-19. “I reiterate to all to voluntarily give your swabs if you feel you have even the mildest of symptoms for COVID-19,” Sarma said.
📌Alert ~ 735 new #COVID+ cases detected today, out of which 552 from Guwahati City alone.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 5, 2020
Request people to maintain vigilance & take strict precautions
↗️Total cases 11736
↗️Recovered 7433
↗️Active cases 4286
↗️Deaths 14
11:30 PM/July 05/ Day's total 735#AssamCovidCount pic.twitter.com/PWAny4UiA5
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