Guwahati (Assam) , Sept 22 : 2037 fresh Covid cases were detected in the state on Tuesday taking the total number of cases to 161393 .
The active cases stand at 31674 after a total of 129130 patients have been discharged after recovery .
Among the new cases today , 344 were reported from Kamrup Metro, 168 from Dibrugarh , 166 from Jorhat and 125 from Golaghat .
A total of 8 critically -ill Covid patients succumbed to their infections today taking the death toll to 586 .
Health Minister , H B Sarma has condoled the death of the eight patients .
The Minister tweeted , “Alert ~ 2073 #COVID cases detected today out of 29647 tests.
Positivity Rate- 6.99%
Kamrup M- 344; Dibrugarh- 168; Jorhat- 166; Golaghat- 125
↗️Total cases 161393
↗️Recovered 129130
↗️Active cases 31674
↗️Deaths 586”