Assam: Nursing Home emerges as COVID-19 hotspot; 4 nurses test +ve

A private nursing home in Eastern Assam’s Golaghat district has emerged as a hotspot for COVID-19. At first, two lab technicians had tested positive for the virus, following which 4 nurses have also been confirmed positive for COVID-19. Among the nurses who tested positive are Lisa Lama, Rumi Loying, Junu Rajkhowa and Purnima Saikia. Furthermore, […]

82 more COVID-19 cases reported in Assam; total count 4,777

82 more cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Assam on Thursday, taking the state’s overall tally to 4,777. Of the fresh positive cases, 22 patients are from Baksa, 14 form Karbi Anglong, 11 from Chirang, 9 from Dibrugarh, 7 from Dhubri, 5 from Golaghat, 2 from Sivasagar, 2 from Nagaon, 2 from Barpeta, 2 […]

With highest single-day spike of 12,881 cases, India’s COVID-19 count reaches 3,66,946

With the highest single-day increase of 12,881 COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, India’s coronavirus count has reached 3,66,946 on Thursday. This includes 1,60,384 active cases and 1,94,325 cured, discharged and migrated patients, according to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry. Meanwhile, with 334 deaths being reported due to the infection, the […]

43 new COVID-19 cases in Tripura, state tally at 1,138

Tripura’s COVID-19 tally reached 1,138 after 43 new coronavirus cases were detected on Wednesday. The fresh cases hav emerged out of 1,250 samples sent for testing. Of the total 43 cases, majority have travel history to other states while the rest came in direct contact with other COVID-19 patients. Among the confirmed positive cases, 3 […]

Manipur registers 52 more COVID-19 +ve cases, tally reaches 552

Manipur on Wednesday registered 52 more cases of COVID-19, taking the state’s overall tally to 552. The fresh 52 cases include 32 males and 20 female, of which, 30 were confirmed as COVID-19 positive at the VRDLs of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) while 22 cases were detected at Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical […]

89 more COVID-19 cases in Assam; tally at 4,694

89 more cases of COVID-19 have been detected in Assam on Wednesday, taking the total number of coronavirus cases to 4,694. State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “89 #COVID19+ cases. 30 Baksa, 20 Barpeta, 15 Kamrup(M), 9 Kokrajhar, 6 Jorhat, 2 Golaghat, 2 Nagaon, 2 Sonitpur, 1 Dhemaji, 1 Bongaigaon, 1 Biswanath.” ↗️Total cases […]

COVID-19: Guwahati begins targeted surveillance amid community transmission fears

Assam on Wednesday initiated a focused surveillance programme to randomly check over 50,000 samples in the capital city of Guwahati to ascertain a possible community transmission of the novel coronavirus. After the city recorded a sharp increase in COVID-19 positive cases, the Assam government has decided to launch Assam Targeted Surveillance Program (ATSP) from Jun […]

Assam reports 95 fresh COVID-19 cases; total count 4,605

95 more cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Assam on Wednesday, taking the state’s overall tally to 4,605. Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “95 #COVID19+ cases- 21 Jorhat, 20 Golaghat, 12 Hailakandi, 6 Dibrugarh, 6 Kamrup, 7 Karbi Anglong, 4 Dhemaji, 4 Barpeta, 4 Cachar, 3 Bongaigaon, 2 Nagaon, 2 Udalguri, 1 Dima […]

12 more COVID-19 cases reported in Nagaland; state tally at 193

Twelve more fresh cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Nagaland on Wednesday, taking the total count to 193. The fresh cases were detected out of 238 samples sent for testing. All cases have been reported from the Mon quarantine centre. Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom informed in a tweet, “Another 12 new cases of […]