Guwahati(Assam), Sept 8 : A total of 2579 new cases were reported in the state on Tuesday taking the total number of cases in the state 1308243.
Kamrup Metro reported 729 cases , Dibrugarh 160 cases , Jorhat 146 cases and Dhemaji 110 cases .
8 Covid patients undergoing treatment at various hospitals succumbed to their infections on Tuesday taking the death toll to 378 .
A total of 2166 patients were discharged on Tuesday from various hospitals across the state .
Cofirming the figures , Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted “📌Alert ~ 2579 #COVID cases detected today out of 34462 tests done in last 24 hours
Positivity Rate- 7.48%
Kamrup M- 729; Dibrugarh- 160; Jorhat-146; Dhemaji- 110
↗️Total cases 130823
↗️Recovered 99073
↗️Active cases 31369
↗️Deaths 378”