Assam registers biggest single-day COVID-19 spike, over 16 lakh beneficiaries inoculated
First Published: 19th April, 2021 21:54 IST
As the country struggles with the second wave of Coronavirus, Assam on Monday registered its biggest-ever single-day spike this year, with over 1,300 positive cases. As many as 1,367 COVID-19
As the country struggles with the second wave of Coronavirus, Assam on Monday registered its biggest-ever single-day spike this year, with over 1,300 positive cases.
As many as 1,367 COVID-19 positive cases have been detected out of 65,410 tests conducted in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate was recorded at 2.09 percent.
Of the fresh COVID-19 cases, 482 cases have been reported from Kamrup Metro district alone.
Taking to Twitter, Himanta Biswa Sarma informed, “Summary of 19/4/2021 Today’s Total 1367 Overall Positivity Percentage (1367 cases out of 65410 test done = 2.09%) Kamrup(M) 482.”
COVID-19 vaccine and coverage status of Assam as on 19.4.2021
Citizens vaccinated till date 16,66,550
1st dose 13,45,067
2nd dose 3,21,483
Citizens vaccinated today 67,139
Total vaccines available in stock 5,19,510.— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 19, 2021
In another tweet, Sarma informed that a total of 16,66,550 beneficiaries have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the state so far.
With Assam administering 67,139 doses of vaccines today, the state has over 5 lakh vaccines available in stock at the current level of vaccination.
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