Assam reports second COVID-19 case in a day; state tally reaches 37
First Published: 28th April, 2020 18:01 IST
A second positive case of COVID-19 was reported from Goalpara district in Assam. With this the total number of positive cases in the state has reached 37. Currently, there are
A second positive case of COVID-19 was reported from Goalpara district in Assam. With this the total number of positive cases in the state has reached 37. Currently, there are 9 active cases in Assam.
Earlier in the day, a girl from neighbouring Bongaigaon district tested positive for the deadly virus. Both the patients are secondary contacts of attendees of Tablighi Jamaat at Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi.
#BREAKING | One more person in Goalpara district, secondary contact of a Markaz attendee, tests positive for #COVID19.
The number of positive cases in #Assam stands at 37. pic.twitter.com/b1XIuvy3gf— Northeast Live (@NELiveTV) April 28, 2020
“Alert ~ A person from Goalpara district, secondary contact of a Markaz attendee, has tested #COVID positive. The number of #COVID19 patients in Assam now stands at 37. Active hospital cases 9. Update at 3:45 pm / April 28,” Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Twitter.
Alert ~ A person from Goalpara district, secondary contact of a Markaz attendee, has tested #COVID positive.
The number of #COVID19 patients in Assam now stands at 37. Active hospital cases 9.
Update at 3:45 pm / April 28#AssamCovidCount
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 28, 2020
It needs to be mentioned that Goalpara has already been categorized as Red Zone. A total 5 cases has been reported so far from the district.
All of these cases are directly or indirectly related to Tablighi Jamaat at Nizamuddin Markaz.
With 9 patients, Golaghat district has reported highest number of cases. On the other hand Morigaon, Nalbari and Dhubri reported 6 and 4 cases respectively.
Meanwhile, the lone case in Bongaigaon district was detected today. Bongaigaon shares its border with two Red Zone districts-Dhubri and Goalpara. The girl who tested COVID-19 positive in Bongaigaon is also a secondary contact of a Tablighi Jamaat attendee.
Among the total 37 cases in Assam, 27 have already been discharged from the hospitals in different parts of the state. On the other hand, one person from southern Assam’s Hailakandi district died at Silchar Medical College on April 10.
Although 27 patients have been discharged from hospitals after recovering completely, the first patient from the state is yet to be discharged.
Jamaluddin, a 52-year old man from Karimganj district tested COVID-19 positive at Silchar Medical College and Hospital on March 31.
COMMENTS
TOPMOST STORY NOW
Live Frontier Nagaland demand: ENPO holds joint coordination meet at Tuensang headquarter
19th March 2024Live LS Polls: Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district police gears up for smooth conduct of polls
19th March 2024Live ECI didn’t suspend Manipur CM’s official website for violation of Model Code of Conduct: CM N Biren Singh
19th March 2024Live Uorfi Javed to come up with her show ‘Follow Karlo Yaar’
19th March 2024WE RECOMMEND
Assam: Setback for Congress, former MP Dwijen Sharma quits grand old party
Dwijen Sharma after quitting Cong took a dig at Assam Congress President Bhupen Bora and Party national general secretary for Assam Jitendra Singh and accused them of running business within the party
19th March 2024Guwahati is 2nd most polluted city in Central & South Asia, Aizawl among least polluted cities
Guwahati's poor air quality have been attributed to numerous construction work, and increase in vehicles congesting the city's streets.
19th March 2024LS Polls: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma chairs Election Management Committee meeting
In the meeting CM Sarma briefed the party leaders on how to reach out to the voters and gain their confidence.
17th March 2024Assam: BPF does not consider NDA as a factor in Kokrajhar LS seat, sees victory in Darrang-Udalguri too
The BPF today announced its candidates for the Kokrajhar and the Darrang-Udalguri seats.The Bodoland Peoples' Front today announced its candidates for 2 Lok Sabha seats.
16th March 2024Assam: AAP, VP Jitul Deka, spokesperson Susanta Kumar Nath resigns from party
This move comes within a day of Assam AAP withdrawing its candidate from the Guwahati Lok Sabha seat in Assam.
16th March 2024