Guwahati: The Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) superintendent, Dr. Abhijit Sarma has tested positive for COVID-19 once more on Wednesday.
The GMCH superintendent became ill with Covid-19 for a third time as Assam experienced an increase in instances of the disease.
Reports state that Dr. Sarma spoke with a patient on Tuesday who had tested positive, and he then took a test that revealed he had Covid-19.
It should be mentioned that the GMCH superintendent briefed reporters yesterday on the hospital’s readiness to handle a second wave of the virus.
Dr. Abhijit Sarma had earlier tested positive for Covid-19 for the first time in July, 2020. He again tested positive in May, 2021 and now again the GMCH superintendent has contracted the virus.
Assam reported 210 new Covid-19 cases overall in the previous day on Tuesday. The Kamrup metropolitan district reported the highest number of cases, at 98.
There are currently 810 active cases in the state, but no fatalities were reported.