Assam reports twelve new COVID-19 cases

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Assam surged to 222 after twelve new cases were reported on Friday, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Of the total cases, currently, 161 affected persons are receiving treatment in the state, while 54 patients have so far recovered from the infection, while four patients have died due to the deadly disease. Besides, three more



have migrated to other states, the minister informed.

"Alert! Six persons from Tezpur quarantine centre are found #COVID19 +. All of them belong to Sonitpur district," Sarma said.

All the new COVID-19 patients were already lodged at three quarantine centres in Tezpur, Jorhat and Silchar, he said in a series of tweets.