COVID issues are on the rise in Assam. Assam had 475 new COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday evening. Guwahati has been home to 190 of the 475 new cases reported in Assam.

In Assam, single-day COVID numbers increased by 124 on Tuesday evening compared to Monday. On Tuesday, Assam’s single-day COVID positive rate also surpassed 1%.

The 475 cases reported in Assam on Tuesday had a positive rate of 1.29 percent. The new cases were discovered after examining 36,781 samples.

Furthermore, at least three additional people have died as a result of the deadly infection. So yet, no cases of the Omicron form have been documented in Assam.

On January 5, reports stated that with 351 cases recorded on the third day of 2022, state of Assam has seen a quadruple increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. According to Health Minister Keshab Mahanta, 351 instances were registered in the state out of 36,613 tests.

With 0.96 percent, the overall positivity percentage was less than one percent. There were two deaths reported, with a recovery rate of 98.63 percent.

The overall number of cases documented in the Kamrup Metro, which mostly serves the city of Guwahati, increased by 164, compared to 78 the previous day.

It should be noted that the Assam government began a vaccination programme for students and youngsters aged 15 to 18 on Monday.

Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted that the overall positivity percentage on Monday was 0.96%, which continues to remain under 1%. The positivity rate on Sunday was 0.79% .

Health Minister Keshab Mahanta stated that the goal is to get all youngsters aged 15 to 18 immunised as soon as possible.

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