Guwahati(Assam), Sept 5 : 7 more Covid patients succumbed to their infections on Saturday at various hospitals across state .
The death toll now stands at 352 .
Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed that the patients have been identified as Rajen Kakoty (80) of Kamrup M; Prafulla Bora (65) of Charaideo; Sinaram Chetia (54) of Sivasagar; Faizul Islam Laskar (62) of Hailakandi; Debojani Neog (70) of Jorhat; Badal Ch Roy (63) and Rostam Ali (63) of Darrang .
The minister also said that deaths of Covid patients who passed away after testing negative would be more than 1000 and as per Covid protocol they cannot be declared to have died due to Covid -19 .