17 more Covid deaths in Assam on Thursday ; Death toll 528

Guwahati (Assam), Sept 17 : 17 more Covid patients succumbed to their infections on Thursday taking the official death toll so far to 528 .

A total of 1380 fresh Covid cases were detected in the state today among which 376 were reported from Kamrup Metro and 123 from Jorhat .

Health Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma said that due to Vishwakarma Puja which is was observed in the state , less number of tests were conducted and hence the drop in the figures .

He tweeted , “📌Alert ~ 1380 #COVID cases detected today out of 20557 tests.

Due to #VishwakarmaPuja today, less number of tests were conducted.

Positivity Rate- 6.71%

Kamrup M- 376; Jorhat- 123

↗️Total cases 150349
↗️Recovered 119364
↗️Active cases 30454
↗️Deaths 528”