Guwahati: Assam has reported 434 fresh new cases of Covid-19 amid a worrying surge in cases across the nation on Tuesday.
The positivity rate stood at 10.44 per cent from 11.58 as 4,157 samples were tested in the past 24 hours, said state health minister, Keshab Mahanta.
The highest cases, 65, were detected from the Kamrup Metropolitan district, the health minister informed via Twitter.
Meanwhile, Kamrup Rural reported another 40 and Dibrugarh reported 41 cases of covid-19.
Mahanta also stated that there were no deaths recorded during that time.
He also added that the recovery rate in Assam stood at 98.60 per cent.
Summary of 12/07/2022
Today’s Total 434
Overall Positivity Percentage (434 cases out of 4157 tests done= 10.44%)
Kamrup(M) 65
Dibrugarh 41
Kamrup(R) 40
Death 0
Recovery Rate 98.60%
— Keshab Mahanta (@keshab_mahanta) July 12, 2022