The ruling BJP-led NDA is leading in 22 seats, while the <keyword id="6360370" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="grand-alliance">Grand Alliance</keyword> spearheaded by the <keyword id="1575" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Congress">Congress</keyword> is ahead in 15 places, according to initial trends available from counting of postal ballots in <keyword id="6354915" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="assam">Assam</keyword>, officials said on Sunday. The newly formed Assam Jatiya Parishad-Raijor Dal alliance is leading in four assembly seats. <keyword id="14666" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="BJP">BJP</keyword> candidates are leading in 16 seats, while those of its ally AGP in six. The Congress has established initial leads in 14 places and AIUDF in one. Raijor Dal chief and jailed anti-CAA protest leader Akhil Gogoi is leading from <keyword id="340264" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sibsagar">Sibsagar</keyword>. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and AGP chief and minister Atul Bora are leading from Majuli, Jalukbari and <keyword id="664072" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bokakhat">Bokakhat</keyword>. <keyword id="160690" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Congress-Legislative-Party">Congress Legislative Party</keyword> chief and his deputy Debabrata Saikia and Rakibul Hussain both are trailing from <keyword id="608557" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nazira">Nazira</keyword> and Samaguri. Assam has a 126-member assembly and 64 seats are needed for a simple majority. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/ldf-vs-udf-final-result-kerala-assembly-election-2021/articleshow/82347653.cms" style="">Pinarayi Vijayan looks at a historic comeback while Kerala’s BJP cadre can only hope for a higher vote share</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/covid-vaccines-may-take-up-to-5-months-to-reach-private-centres-governments-say-slots-for-all-adults-may-open-only-after-2-3-weeks/articleshow/82326681.cms">COVID vaccines may take up to 5 months to reach private centres — governments say slots for all adults may open only after 2-3 weeks</a>

Assam polls: BJP-led NDA won 77 seats while Congress won in 47 places

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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