Guwahati, May 8 (UNI) As many as 5600 new COVID-19 positive cases were detected in Assam on Friday.
Of these new 5626 COVID-19 positive cases, 1551 cases were detected in and around Guwahati city.
These fresh 5626 COVID-19 positive cases in Assam have been detected in Assam after conducting tests of 68318 samples.
The COVID-19 positivity rate recorded in Assam on Friday was 8.24 percent.
Meanwhile, Assam’s COVID-19 recovery rate has dropped to 86.91 percent.
On the other hand, 47 more people have died due to COVID-19 in Assam.
This has pushed Assam’s COVID-19 death toll up to 1578.
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