156 New Cases of Coronavirus reported in Assam, Total number of Infected reaches close to 550

After the shutdown of the passenger airline in the country for two months, the authorities fear that the cases may escalate even more if it reopens
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With 156 new corona virus cases reported in Assam in one day on Monday, the epidemic cases crossed 500 figure in the state, health and Family Welfare Minister Hemant Biswa Sarma gave this information. Sarma said in his tweet that along with these new cases, the total cases of corona virus infection in the state has increased to 548, out of which 479 patients are undergoing treatment. He tweeted, 'Caution, confirmation of 9 new cases of Covid-19, samples were taken before sending people to Quarantine and all the new cases are from Barpeta district. '

Earlier in the day, Sarma tweeted that 147 new cases of infection have been reported in different districts of the state, out of which the maximum 59 cases were reported in Golaghat district. He tweeted, '21 from Karimganj, 17 in Lakhimpur, 15 in Guwahati, 6 in Kokrajhar, 5-5 in Cachar and Sivasagar, 4-4 from Dhemaji and Hailakandi, 3 from South Salmara Mankachar, 2-2 in Tinsukia and Nalbari. , One new patient has emerged from Naugaon, Morigaon, Gowalpada and Jorhat.

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Sarma said that on the other hand 5 patients recovered and they have been discharged from various hospitals in the state, including 3 from Guwahati and 2 from Jorhat. Sarma said that most of the people returned from outside have been found infected with corona virus, Sarma said, "It is made clear that all the samples were taken from people who came from outside and were sent to different habitat centers, most of the Covid-19 patients in Assam have come from outside and have not been locally infected. '

He said 4 patients died in a total of 548 cases while 62 became healthy again, apart from these 3 patients have gone out of state. Covid-19 cases have increased here after the inter-state road traffic service and railroad service started during the lockdown. After the shutdown of the passenger airline in the country for two months, the authorities fear that the cases may escalate even more if it reopens, whereas the administration has started 5 regional investigation camps to check all the people returning to the state and similar facility is already available at district headquarters and local level.

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