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COVID 19- Assam Reports the Highest Single Day Spike With 1,367 Fresh Cases
On Monday, Assam recorded the highest single-day spike in the cases of the Novel Coronavirus with 1,367 fresh new cases and seven cases of COVID deaths in the last 24 hours.
| 20 April 2021 7:35 AM GMT
Guwahati- On Monday, Assam saw the biggest surge in the cases of the novel coronavirus with a staggering 1,367 fresh infections. Seven deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours. The districts which reported the freshest new cases are Kamrup Metro with a staggering 482 cases followed by Dibrugarh at 109, Kamrup Rural at 106, and Sonitpur at 67. With a positivity rate of 2.09%, the total active cases in the state now amount to 6,316 cases.
Amid Surging COVID Cases in Assam, Health Minister Holds Meeting with Heads of Medical Colleges
The Health Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday held a meeting with several medical college heads, discussing the current COVID-19 situation in the state.
| 20 April 2021 7:09 AM GMT
Guwahati- The Health Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma Sunday held a virtual conference meeting with various Principals and Superintendents of the Medical Colleges to discuss the ongoing coronavirus situation in the state. In the meeting, issues pertaining to the adequate measures to curb the coronavirus had been extensively discussed, and the ways to need to scale up preparedness as a response to the ongoing crisis were also highlighted. Himanta in his tweet remarked that with the collective experience of handling the pandemic last year, the state is well equipped and prepared to combat the deadly infectious disease.
Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa declared that the classes of Upper Primary, Secondary, and Senior Secondary continue in districts that have more than 100 COVID-19 cases.
COVID-19 Update- India Records 2.59 Lakh Fresh Cases With Biggest Ever 1,761 Deaths
India, as of Monday, recorded more than 2.59 lakh fresh new cases of the novel coronavirus in the biggest one-day spike resulting in 1,761 Covid fatalities in the last 24 hours.
| 20 April 2021 6:14 AM GMT
New Delhi- As of Monday, India recorded more than 2.59 Lakh fresh new cases of the novel coronavirus taking the tally of the caseloads to more than 1.53 crores. In the last 24 hours, India reported 1,761 new fatalities, marking it the biggest spike in the numbers of COVID fatalities recorded in a single day taking the death toll of the country which now stands at 1,80,530.