Assam reports 154 Covid-19 cases, total count stands at 2,397

GUWAHATI: Assam’s cumulative Covid-19 positive count reached 2,397 with the report of 154 fresh cases on Saturday. The number of active cases is now at 1,802 while with the 79 patients discharged from various hospitals in the day, the total recovered cases has jumped to 588 .
Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that among the fresh cases four had returned to the state recently by air. In all, 70 people who returned to the state by air since flight operations resumed on May 25 have tested positive. Among them were 30 people who came back from Kuwait.
There are 1,808 active cases in the state at present while 509 people have been discharged. The minister also visited the Sivasagar Civil Hospital to take stock of the situation, future preparedness and sought inputs from doctors and medical staff.