Fresh COVID-19 positive case in Assam with travel history abroad, tally rises to 28
First Published: 7th April, 2020 22:34 IST
One more COVID-19 positive case has been reported from Assam, this time from the state’s Hailakandi district taking the tally to 28. The person who has tested positive has a
One more COVID-19 positive case has been reported from Assam, this time from the state’s Hailakandi district taking the tally to 28.
The person who has tested positive has a travel history to Saudi Arabia.
#BREAKING | One more tests positive for #COVID19 in #Assam, taking the total number of cases to 28.
A person from Hailakandi district with travel history to Saudi Arabia, has been tested positive for the deadly virus. pic.twitter.com/k0oPVXGJIZ— Northeast Live (@NELiveTV) April 7, 2020
This is the second case in the last 24 hours after one more sample from Dhubri tested positive this morning.
With this the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Assam has gone up to 28.
The development was confirmed on Twitter by Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Alert ~ A person from Hailakandi district, with a travel history to Saudi Arabia, has ben confirmed as #COVID19 positive. The total number of #Covid patients in #Assam now stands at 28.
Update at 9.00 pm / April 7
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 7, 2020
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