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The flood situation in Assam further deteriorated with over 16.50 lakh population affected in <keyword id="22282191" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="29-districts" source="keywords">29 districts</keyword> with the major rivers flowing above the danger level across the state on Thursday, an official bulletin said. An alert has been sounded in Kamrup (Metro) district with the <keyword id="20200885" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Brahmaputra" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Brahmaputra" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="Brahmaputra">Brahmaputra</keyword>, Digaru and Kollong rivers flowing above the red mark with vast tracts of land inundated. Chief Minister <keyword id="19952756" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Himanta-Biswa-Sarma" source="keywords">Himanta Biswa Sarma</keyword> is scheduled to visit <keyword id="19908458" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="flood-affected-areas" source="keywords">flood-affected areas</keyword> in Maligaon, Pandu Port and Temple Ghat areas in <keyword id="19941239" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="guwahati" source="keywords">Guwahati</keyword> Metropolitan area on Thursday to take stock of the situation. Sarma chaired a meeting on the flood situation with all District Commissioners late on Wednesday night and directed them to be liberal in granting <keyword id="19934094" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="relief" source="keywords">relief</keyword> as per norms, complete all rehabilitation claims as per norms before August 15 and provide accurate information to the headquarters so that adequate relief can be ensured. Cabinet ministers will also be camping in the flood-affected districts for the next three days from Thursday. The death toll in this year's flood, landslide and storm has increased to 56 and three others are reported missing. The severely affected flood districts are Barpeta, Biswanath, Cachar, Charaideo, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Hojai, Jorhat, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, East Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong, Karimganj, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sivasagar, Sonitpur and Tinsukia districts. Dhubri is the worst hit with over 2.23 lakh people suffering, followed by Darrang with nearly 1.84 lakh people and Lakhimpur with more than 1.66 lakh people reeling under flood waters. Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger marks at Nimatighat, Tezpur, Guwahati, Goalpara and Dhubri. Its tributaries Subansiri at Badatighat, Burhi Dihing at Chenimari, Dikhou at Sivasagar, Disang at Nanglamuraghat, Dhansiri at Numaligarh, and Kopili at Kampur and Dharamtul are flowing above the danger levels. The Barak river is flowing above the danger mark at AP Ghat, BP Ghat, Chota Bakra and Fuletrak, while its tributaries Dhaleswari at Gharmura, Katakhal at Matizuri and Kushiyara at Karimganj town and are also flowing above the danger marks.

Assam flood situation deteriorates, 16.50 lakh people affected in 29 districts

Assam's COVID-19 cases crossed the 1,200-mark on Saturday with 159 people, including 20 air travellers, across districts testing positive for the disease, state Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. With these cases, the total number of COVID-19 patients has gone up to 1,216 in the state from 1,057 on Friday. OF the total cases, 1,046 are active, Sarma said in a tweet. "Alert -- 31 new cases of COVID-19. 20 Air travellers, <keyword id="744190" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Morigaon">Morigaon</keyword> 11," the minister added. Earlier during the day, Sarma said samples of 128 persons from across the districts tested positive. Kokrajhar and Chirang reported 26 cases, 20 in Hailakandi, 13 each in Kamrup and Dibrugarh, nine in Jorhat, seven in Golaghat, five in Dhubri, three in Barpeta, two in Cachar and one in Bongaigaon, he said. The minister said 29 people have tested positive for coronavirus but the districts to which they belong are yet to be ascertained. In a separate tweet, he said 38 patients have recovered from the disease and discharged from hospitals after their samples tested negative twice. These include 14 at <keyword id="1471884" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Silchar-Medical-College-and-Hospital">Silchar Medical College and Hospital</keyword>, 11 at Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital, eight at <keyword id="9319609" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="fakhruddin-ali-ahmed-medical-college-and-hospital">Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital</keyword>, three at Jorhat Medical College and Hospital, and two at <keyword id="553570" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Gauhati-Medical-College-and-Hospital">Gauhati Medical College and Hospital</keyword>. Out of the total cases, four patients have died, while 163 have been cured and were discharged from hospitals, Sarma said, adding three more patients have migrated to other states. On Friday, Assam had crossed the 1,000-mark in COVID-19 cases with a single day highest tally of 177 new patients. Earlier, Sarma said a CSIR-NEIST COVID-19 testing laboratory will be functional in Jorhat district of Upper Assam. After inter-state movement through road, rail and air communication was allowed during the lockdown, Assam saw manifold rise in COVID-19 cases. To screen all the people coming from outside the state, the government has imposed a mandatory institutional quarantine policy for everyone, barring some exceptions. Assam has so far tested 1,01,257 samples for COVID-19 in seven laboratories in Assam, NIV in Pune, and Lal Path Lab and Core Lab in New Delhi, the state <keyword id="132784" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="health-and-family-welfare-department">Health and Family Welfare Department</keyword> said in its daily bulletin. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/data-of-coronavirus-patients-state-wise-in-india/articleshow/74669748.cms">Coronavirus cases in India state wise</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/topic/coronavirus">Coronavirus News and Updates</a>

Assam COVID-19 tally crosses  1,200-mark with 159 new cases

Guwahati (<keyword id="6354915" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="assam" source="Orion">Assam</keyword>) [India], June 22 (ANI): The <keyword id="6369083" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="flood" source="Orion">flood</keyword> situation in Assam on Wednesday marginally worsened as nearly 1.20 lakh people in 20 districts have been affected by the deluge. According to the reports of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), following torrential rains in Assam, other neighbouring states and the neighbouring country Bhutan, the water levels of several rivers are flowing above the danger level mark and inundated new areas. The water level of the Beki River is flowing above the danger level mark at Road Bridge, Pagladiya at Nt Road Crossing and Puthimari River at Nh Road Crossing. 780 villages under 45 revenue villages of Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Biswanath, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Hojai, Kamrup, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sonitpur, Tamulpur, Udalguri districts are affected by flood and urban floods have also been reported Bajali, Darrang, Kamrup (Metro), Kokrajhar and Nalbari districts. The ASDMA flood report said, "44707 people have been affected alone in Nalbari district followed by 26571 people in Baksa, 25096 people in Lakhimpur, 15610 people in Tamulpur, 3840 people in Barpeta district." The district's administration set up 14 relief camps and 17 relief distribution centres and a total of 2091 people have taken shelter in relief camps in Baksa, Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Nalbari and Tamulpur districts. Over 1.07 lakh domestic animals, and poultry have also been affected in the first spell of flood in the flood-hit districts. The NDRF, SDRF, and Fire &amp; Emergency Services are also engaged in rescue operations on Wednesday evacuating 1280 people from flood-hit areas. The flood waters on Wednesday damaged 4 embankments, 72 roads, and 7 bridges. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/from-adani-to-the-rajan-raheja-group-industrial-biggies-that-lost-and-gained-the-most-in-h2fy23/slidelist/101182565.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/from-adani-to-the-rajan-raheja-group-industrial-biggies-that-lost-and-gained-the-most-in-h2fy23/slidelist/101182565.cms" target="_blank">From Adani to Rajan Raheja Group – Industrial biggies that lost and gained most in H2FY23</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/carl-pei-led-nothing-may-launch-a-smartwatch-after-nothing-phone-2/articleshow/101182896.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/carl-pei-led-nothing-may-launch-a-smartwatch-after-nothing-phone-2/articleshow/101182896.cms" target="_blank">Carl Pei-led Nothing looks set to join the smartwatch party in India</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/oneplus-nord-3-nord-ce-3-specifications-leak-ahead-of-july-launch/articleshow/101156655.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/oneplus-nord-3-nord-ce-3-specifications-leak-ahead-of-july-launch/articleshow/101156655.cms" target="_blank">OnePlus Nord 3 specs leaked, a foldable phone foray is imminent too</a>

Assam: Nearly 1.20 lakh people in 20 districts affected by floods

<ul><li>The state has so far carried out 55,862 tests which the minister claimed was higher than that of Kerala. </li><li>Of the 350, 286 are active cases, while 57 have recovered, four have died and three migrated out of the state. </li></ul>A day after Assam recorded the highest of 87 <keyword id="8785701" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="COVID-19-cases">COVID-19 cases</keyword> on a single day, four fresh cases have been reported in the state on Sunday, a senior minister said. With this there are total 350 COVID-19 positive cases in the state. Of the 350, 286 are active cases, while 57 have recovered, four have died and three migrated out of the state. "Four new #COVID19+ confirmed. Two from Chirang, at Tezpur quarantine centre; two from Jorhat with travel history to Chennai", Health minister <keyword id="90408" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Himanta-Biswa-Sarma">Himanta Biswa Sarma</keyword> tweeted. The state has so far carried out 55,862 tests which the minister claimed was higher than that of Kerala. "In a strong testimony to excellent team work and our steely resolve to do the best in a crisis like #COVID19, I am humbled to share that #Assam has carried out 55,862 tests so far. This is higher than Kerala's (52,771), a state known for its healthcare excellence", the minister said in another tweet. Guwahati Medical College Hospital recorded the highest of 15,807, followed by 12,096 at <keyword id="2771311" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Fakhruddin-Ali-Ahmed-Medical-College-Hospital">Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College Hospital</keyword>, Barpeta, 7,276 at Regional Medical Research Centre, Lahowal, 6,716 at <keyword id="9282184" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="tezpur-medical-college-hospital">Tezpur Medical College Hospital</keyword>, 6,334 at Jorhat Medical College Hospital, 5,140 at <keyword id="572164" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Silchar-Medical-College-Hospital">Silchar Medical College Hospital</keyword> and 2,502 at Assam Medical College Hospital, Dibrugarh, the minister said. He also congratulated the "behind-the-curtain #COVIDHeroes - our lab technicians, scientists, microbiology faculty of medical colleges, and team RMRC who made extraordinary efforts to make this happen. And most certainly kudos to our dedicated teams from #HealthDeptt @nhm_assam". The minister had said on Saturday that the situation in Assam has reached a challenging phase and the government will write to other states to ensure that buses and trucks carrying people without maintaining social distancing are not allowed movement. DG MM MM

Four new COVID-19 cases in Assam, tally rises to 350

As the incessant monsoon rains continued, <keyword id="395412" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="flood-situation">flood situation</keyword> in <keyword id="6354915" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="assam">Assam</keyword> further worsened on Saturday with 1,289 villages in 21 districts being inundated, distressing 4.63 lakh people, while the Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level at many places in nine districts, officials said. Meanwhile, officials of the state-owned Oil India Ltd (OIL) said that due to the heavy downpour over the past few days, Baghjan - where its leaking oil well caught fire - and adjoining areas in Tinsukia district have been badly hit by flood water and the accident site has been inundated, affecting the efforts to douse the blaze. "All connecting roads to the OIL's oil well site have been submerged with flood water. Bridges were damaged. At many places water is flowing over the road with knee to waist deep water. OIL's operational areas are heavily inundated," an OIL release said. A massive fire broke out on June 9 at OIL's Baghjan oil well near the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park that had been spewing natural gas and oil condensates uncontrollably since May 27. An important bridge en route to Baghjan, around 550 km east of Guwahati, was damaged due to the floods and the Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has asked the official to build a bailey bridge for unimpeded movement of emergency services. An official of <keyword id="9477368" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-assam-state-disaster-management-authority">the Assam State Disaster Management Authority</keyword> (ASDMA) said that the flood-hit districts are Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Udalguri, Darrang, Nalbari, Barpeta, Kokrajhar, Nagaon, Golaghat, Jorhat, Majuli, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh, Chirang, Bongaigaon, South Salmara, <keyword id="325889" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Goalpara">Goalpara</keyword>, Kamrup, Morigaon and Tinsukia. The official said : "Over 4.63 lakh people affected by the floods and over 37,313 Ahectares of crop were badly affected due to the floods. Around 19,500 people took shelter in 132 relief camps." The official said that in the current wave of floods, three persons died in Goalpara and Dibrugarh districts while in the first wave of floods from May 22 claimed 15 lives in different districts of Assam. In all, at least 2,49,300 various pets (domestic) animals were affected due to the current wave of floods since early this week. <keyword id="4449695" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="The-National-Disaster-Response-Force">The National Disaster Response Force</keyword>, Assam State Disaster Response Force personnel, along with local administrations, are continuously working to rescue the affected people and rendering the relief services, including distribution of relief to the marooned villagers. TThe Chief Minister has also directed the Deputy Commissioners of all the affected districts to address the needs of the flood-hit people urgently while also adhering to COVID-19 safety protocols. Meanwhile, the heavy monsoon rains affected the normal life in most of the other northeastern states. The rain water has inundated vast low lying areas of Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Mizoram. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/what-ceos-say-india-can-learn-from-china-to-get-more-electric-vehicles-on-the-road/articleshow/76669260.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">What CEOs say India can learn from China to get more electric vehicles on the road</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/swarms-of-locusts-blanket-indias-national-capital-region-pilots-and-airlines-alerted-ahead/articleshow/76660948.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Swarms of locusts blanket India’s national capital region — pilots and airlines alerted ahead</a>

Assam flood situation worsens, 4.63 lakh people affected across 1,289 villages

The flood situation in Assam continued to improve on Sunday as water level is receding fast across the state, officials said. The India Meteorological Department's Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in <keyword id="19941239" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Guwahati" source="keywords">Guwahati</keyword> has also not issued any warning except predicting some rains in Barak valley and a few districts of central Assam. Meanwhile, a report by the Assam State <keyword id="20020610" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="disaster-management" source="keywords">Disaster Management</keyword> Authority (<keyword id="21816603" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ASDMA" source="keywords">ASDMA</keyword>) on Saturday night said that one person died at Gogamukh revenue circle of Dhemaji district. With this, the total number of people losing their lives in this year's flood, landslide, storm and lightning has increased to 107. The report said more than 8,40,000 people are hit due to the floods in Barpeta, Cachar, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Jorhat, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Karimganj, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sivasagar and South Salmara districts. Cachar is the worst hit with nearly 1.5 lakh people suffering, followed by Dhubri with almost 1.27 lakh people and Nagaon with more than 88,500 people reeling under <keyword id="22312557" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="flood-waters" source="keywords">flood waters</keyword>, it added. The administration has been operating 221 <keyword id="20764825" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="relief-camps" source="keywords">relief camps</keyword> and relief distribution centres across 13 districts, taking care of 72,046 displaced people at present. The authority has distributed 616.49 quintals of rice, 111.65 quintals of dal, 32.16 quintals of salt and 2,956.25 litres of mustard oil among the flood victims of the state during the last 24 hours. At present, 1,705 villages are under water and 39,898.92 hectares of crop areas have been damaged across Assam, the ASDMA said. Embankments, roads, bridges and other infrastructure have been damaged by flood waters in Barpeta, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Cachar, Charaideo, Golaghat, Morigaon, Nagaon and Sivasagar. At present, the mighty Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark at Nimatighat, Tezpur and Dhubri. Its tributaries Burhidihing at Chenimari and Disang at Nanglamuraghat are flowing above the danger levels. The Barak river's tributary Kushiyara is also flowing above the danger marks at Karimganj town, ASDMA said. On account of widespread flooding, over 5,03,400 <keyword id="22405280" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="domestic-animals" source="keywords">domestic animals</keyword> and poultry are affected across the state.

Assam flood situation continues to improve; water receding fast

<ul><li>Roads, bridges, culverts and many other infrastructures have been damaged at various places in Biswanath, Lakhimpur, Dhubri, Chirang, Nagaon, Jorhat, Barpeta, Majuli districts. </li><li>The Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark at Guwahati, Tezpur, Dhubri and Goalpara towns. </li><li>The floods, triggered by heavy rains, have inundated 122,573 hectares of crop area and have also damaged 30,605. </li></ul>“There’s lots of water, Everything is underwater,” Mohammed Rahman <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTpYNZ_-ILw">told AFP</a>. From the last few years, heavy floods in South Asia — especially Assam and Bangladesh — have destroyed a large number of homes, displaced millions of people and killed thousands. Rahman lives in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTpYNZ_-ILw">in Assam </a>and is among the 4 million people affected by heavy floods in that part of South Asia this year. His home and all the roads in his village are destroyed. In Assam, heavy floods have claimed 123 lives. <div type="Youtube" id="pTpYNZ_-ILw" title="Deadly monsoon floods affect over 4 million across South and Southeast Asia" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pTpYNZ_-ILw/mqdefault.jpg"></div> “Our houses have been underwater. Our houses have been damaged and many people lost their belongings,” another victim of Assam’s heavy floods told ANI. In Bangladesh, Safar Ali<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTpYNZ_-ILw"> wasn’t able to enter his house after the water level</a> reached over his chest level. He says, all the houses in his village were underwater. Mosammat Parveen was forced to leave her house and find shelter after the floodwater crossed knee-level. More than a third of the land in Bangladesh is flooded. This is a double whammy for local administration which is already struggling to battle with the coronavirus pandemic. The heavy floods were seen soon after the monsoon started in late June. The Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark at Guwahati, Tezpur, Dhubri and Goalpara towns. Its tributaries Dhansiri, Jia Bharali, Kopili, Beki and Sankosh at Golokoganj in Dhubri are also flowing above the danger levels at various places. <div type="image" title="Assam floods2" msid="77190201" hostid="261"></div> Roads, bridges, culverts and many other infrastructures have been damaged at various places in Biswanath, Lakhimpur, Dhubri, Chirang, Nagaon, Jorhat, Barpeta, Majuli districts. Massive erosions have been witnessed at different places of Biswanath, South Salmara, Chirang and Majuli districts.The floods, triggered by heavy rains, have inundated 122,573 hectares of crop area and have also damaged 30,605. <div type="image" title="Assam floods" msid="77190182" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt; Guwahati: An aerial view of the flood-affected areas of Assam, on July 24, 2020.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> The embankments created by the government to prevent the floods are in need of high maintenance. President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday spoke to Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal over the phone on the flood situation in Assam and expressed solidarity with the distressed people of the state. The district administrations have set up around 457 relief camps and distribution centres in 23 districts, where around 46,000 flood-hit people have taken shelter, according to IANS. However, over 2.5 million people have been affected by it, according to IANS. The deluge in eastern and northeastern parts of India is nearly an annual affair but there is little preparation and maximum damage each time. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/coovid-vaccine-from-oxford-serum-institute-and-astrazeneca-shows-promising-immune-response/articleshow/77069321.cms">The COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford and AstraZeneca shows 'promising' results in early human trials</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/dil-bechara-kissing-booth-2-and-other-movies-you-can-watch-on-netflix-amazon-prime-disneyhotstar-this-week/slidelist/77142498.cms">Dil Bechara, Kissing Booth 2 and other movies you can watch on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+Hotstar this week</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/work-from-home-effect-these-companies-are-shelling-out-for-employees-power-bills-internet-cost-and-more/articleshow/77139229.cms">WFH effect – These companies are paying for employees' power bills, internet cost and more</a>

Gut-wrenching stories from Assam floods which have swept away villages displaced millions and killed over a hundred people

Guwahati, Jun 14 () The novel coronavirus cases in Assam inched towards the 4,000 mark on Sunday with 43 more people testing positive for the infection, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Fourteen of the new cases were from Nagaon district, followed by 10 each in Golaghat and Kamrup, two each in Jorhat, Baksa and Chirang, and one each in Karbi Anglong, Dhemaji and Bongaigaon, Sarma tweeted. The new infections have taken the tally to 3,943, out of which 2,127 are active cases, Sarma added. Eight people have died from the pandemic in Assam so far, while 1,805 have recovered and three have migrated out of the state, the minister said. Assam has witnessed a spurt in COVID-19 cases after interstate movement was allowed. The state government has imposed a mandatory institutional quarantine policy for every, barring some exceptions. TR ACD HMB

COVID-19 cases near 4000 mark in Assam

(Eds: Updating) Guwahati, May 30 () Assam's COVID-19 tally inched towards the 1,200-mark with 128 people across districts testing positive on Saturday, the state's Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The total number of COVID-19 patients has gone up to 1,185 in Assam from 1,057 on Friday, of which 1,015 are active cases, Sarma said in a tweet. "Alert ~ 85 new cases of #COVID19+. 26 Kokrajhar &amp; Chirang, 20 Hailakandi, 13 Kamrup, 13 Dibrugarh, 9 Jorhat, 2 Golaghat, 2 Cachar," he said. Earlier during the day, Sarma had said samples of 43 people had tested positive. In a separate tweet, he said 38 patients have recovered from the disease and discharged from hospitals after their samples tested negative twice. Four patients have died in the state so far due to the contagion, while 163 were cured, Sarma said. Three patients have migrated to other states. On Friday, Assam had crossed the 1,000-mark with a single-day highest tally of 177 new infections, including six air travellers. Sarma also said a CSIR-NEIST COVID-19 testing laboratory will be functional from now in Jorhat district of Upper Assam. The state has seen a spurt in coronavirus cases after inter-state movement was allowed during the lockdown period. To screen all the returnees, the state government has imposed a mandatory institutional quarantine policy for everyone, barring some exceptions. TR RBT RG RDM RDM

Assam coronavirus tally inches towards 1,200-mark with 128 new cases

(Eds: Updating) Guwahati, Jun 14 () The number of coronavirus cases in Assam reached 4,118 after 218 more people tested positive for the pathogen on Sunday, Health and Family Welfare minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. "Alert ~ 69 new #COVID19+ cases reported. 16 Nagaon, 15 Dhubri, 12 Kamrup, 10 Jorhat, 6 Dhemaji, 4 Udalguri, 3 Kamrup (R), 3 Barpeta," he said. Earlier during the day, Sarma said in a series of tweets that 149 more people tested positive for novel coronavirus. Out of these 149 cases, 54 are from Kamrup, 46 from Nagaon, 13 from Darrang, 10 each from Barpeta and Golaghat, three from Karimganj, two each from Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Jorhat, Baksa and Chirang, and one each from Cachar, Karbi Anglong and Bongaigaon districts, he added. At present, there are 2,147 active cases in the state. Sarma further said that 155 people recovered from COVID-19 and were discharged from various civil, district and model hospitals across the state. So far, eight patients have died due to the disease, while 1,960 have been cured and discharged from hospitals, he added. Besides, three more patients have migrated to other states, the minister said. After inter-state movement through road, rail and air networks was allowed during the lockdown period, Assam saw a significant increase in COVID-19 cases. On Saturday, Sarma said the health department would be conducting 50,000 random tests in Guwahati following the recent spike in COVID-19 positive cases in the city and the state government might consider imposing a lockdown if a sizable number of new cases were detected. To screen all the people coming from outside the state, the government has imposed a mandatory institutional quarantine policy for everyone, barring some exceptions. TR RG SNE SNE

COVID-19 cases in Assam rise to 4,118

(Eds: Adding fresh inputs) Guwahati, Jun 14 () The number of coronavirus cases in Assam breached the 4,000-mark with 149 more people testing positive for the pathogen on Sunday, Health and Family Welfare minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. With this, the COVID-19 tally rose to 4,049 in the state, he said. "Alert ~ 106 new #COVID19+ cases reported. 32 Nagaon, 28 Kamrup, 16 Kamrup, 13 Darrang, 10 Barpeta, 3 Karimganj, 2 Lakhimpur, 1 Dhemaji, 1 Cachar," Sarma added. Earlier in the day, the minister said in a separate tweet that 43 more people had tested positive for novel coronavirus. Of these 43 cases, 14 are from Nagaon, 10 each from Golaghat and Kamrup, two each from Jorhat, Baksa and Chirang, and one each from Karbi Anglong, Dhemaji and Bongaigaon districts, he added. At present, there are 2,078 active cases in the state. Sarma further said that 155 people recovered from COVID-19 and were discharged from various civil, district and model hospitals across the state. So far, eight patients have died due to the disease, while 1,960 have been cured and discharged from hospitals, he added. Besides, three more patients have migrated to other states, the minister said. After inter-state movement through road, rail and air networks was allowed during the lockdown period, Assam saw a significant increase in COVID-19 cases. On Saturday, Sarma said the health department would be conducting 50,000 random tests in Guwahati following the recent spike in COVID-19 positive cases in the city and the state government might consider imposing a lockdown if a sizable number of new cases were detected. To screen all the people coming from outside the state, the government has imposed a mandatory institutional quarantine policy for everyone, barring some exceptions. TR RG SNE SNE

COVID-19 cases in Assam cross 4,000-mark

Guwahati, Jun 9 () Thirty-three fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in Assam on Tuesday, taking the state's tally to 2,868, Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. A person also died due to COVID-19, taking the state's death toll to five. The patient, who tested positive after returning from Chennai, died on Monday at Diphu Medical College and Hospital, the minister said. Of the fresh cases, 17 were reported from Tinsukia, four from Jorhat, three from Barpeta, two each from Chirang, Karbi Anglong and Nagaon, and one each from Baksa, Golaghat, and Majuli. COVID-19 cases have been detected in all the districts with Hojai, Dhubri, Kamrup (Metro) and Golaghat leading the tally. A total of 2,868 cases have been reported in the state since the inter-state movement of people began on May 4. There are 2,076 active cases in the state at present, 784 people have been discharged from hospitals after recovery and three others migrated to their states. Sarma said Diphu Medical College has been also accredited by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for COVID-19 testing and with this, all the seven medical colleges in the state got approval for coronavirus tests. "This significantly strengthens our testing capacities," he said. Assam has so far tested 1,53,326 samples, the state Health and Family Welfare Department said in its daily bulletin. DG SOM KJ KJ

33 fresh COVID-19 cases in Assam, 1 more dies

Guwahati, Jun 18 () One more person died of COVID- 19 in Assam on Thursday, raising the death toll due to coronavirus in the state to nine, while 82 people tested positive taking the total number of cases to 4,777, Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The person died in Diphu Medical College and Hospital and this is the second death from Karbi Anglong district. Out of the nine deaths, three cancer patients succumbed to the infection. Among the people who tested positive for the disease on Thursday, 22 are from Baksa, 14 from Karbi Anglong, 11 from Chirang, 9 from Dibrugarh, seven from Dhubri, five from Golaghat, two each from Sibsagar, Nagaon, Barpeta and Kamrup (M) and one each from Bishwanath, Nalbari, Charaideo, Tinsukia, Kokrajhar and Dhemaji, the minister said. Of the total 4,777 cases in Assam, nine people have died, 2,111 are active cases while three persons have migrated out, he said. Meanwhile, 12 more patients were released late on Wednesday night after they tested negative, taking the total number of patients discharged on Thursday to 243, he said. The state's recovery rate has improved to over 57 per cent with the number of discharged people reaching 2,654, higher than the number of active cases, he said. Meanwhile, the Assam Targeted Surveillance Program (ATSP), aiming to conduct more than 50,000 random tests during a week, continued for the second day on Thursday. "We aim to conduct more than 50,000 random testings in a weeks time, targeting vulnerable areas," he said. Under the ATSP, samples of people working in locations such as truck parking places, loading and unloading centres, godown areas, weigh bridges and dhabas will be collected and tested. Staff of hotels used as institutional quarantine will also be tested along with frontline officials like police personnel, the minister said. The ATSP will also cover family members/co-residents of homes of persons who have been released from institutional quarantine, he added. The minister said that the future course of action for containment of coronavirus pandemic in Guwahati shall be based on the result of these tests. The entire exercise was expected to be completed by June 27 and shall involve the deputy commissioner of each district who will ensure the availability of adequate facilities, the minister said. The number of samples tested in 12 laboratories of the state has reached 2,46,590, he said. DG MM RHL

Assam reports one more COVID-19 death, 82 new cases

(Eds: Adding fresh inputs) Guwahati, Jun 18 () One more COVID-19 fatality was reported in Assam, taking the coronavirus death toll in the state to nine while 166 people including 25 from an army camp, tested positive pushing the tally to 4,861 on Thursday, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. One person died in Diphu Medical College and Hospital and this is the second death from Karbi Anglong district. Of the nine deaths reported so far, three are cancer patients. Eighty-four people tested positive for COVID-19 in the night while 82 others were detected during the day, the minister said. Of the 84 cases reported during the night, 25 are from Misamari Military Camp in Sonitpur district, 16 from Kamrup (M), 14 from Hailakandi, 13 from Karimganj, eight from Tezpur, five from Nagaon, two from Lakhimpur and one from Golaghat Among the patients detected during the day, 22 are from Baksa, 14 from Karbi Anglong, 11 from Chirang, 9 from Dibrugarh, seven from Dhubri, five from Golaghat, two each from Sibsagar, Nagaon, Barpeta and Kamrup(M) and one each from Bishwanath, Nalbari, Charaideo, Tinsukia, Kokrajhar and Dhemaji, the minister said. Meanwhile, 194 patients were discharged from various civil, district and model hospitals after they tested negative for COVID-19. The state's recovery rate has also improved to over 58 per cent with the number of discharged people reaching 2,848, higher than the number of active cases, Sarma said. Of the total 4,861 cases, nine people have died so far and there are 2,001 active cases while three persons have migrated out, he said. More than 11,000 tests were conducted on Thursday in 12 laboratories in the state with the total samples tested so far reaching 2,46,590. "We are pursuing the strategy of active tracing and testing in our bid to contain any further spread of coronavirus", the minister said. The Assam Targeted Surveillance Program (ATSP), aiming to cover more than 50,000 random tests in a week, continued for the second day on Thursday. "We aim to conduct more than 50,000 random testings in a week's time, targeting vulnerable areas", he said. Under ATSP, samples of people working in locations such as truck parking places, loading and unloading centres, godown areas, weigh bridges, dhabas will be collected and tested. Staff of hotels used as institutional quarantine will also be tested along with frontline officials like police personnel, the minister said. ATSP will also cover the family members/co-residents of homes of persons who have been released from the institutional quarantine, he added. The minister said the future course of action for containment of the pandemic in Guwahati shall be based on these test results. In order to facilitate people to get themselves tested, in case required, without having to visit hospitals, some facilities have been identified by the health department where swab collection for COVID-19 will be done free of cost, Sarma added. DG RG CK

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