A 52-year-old man from southern Assam’s Barak Valley has tested positive for COVID-19, State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday.
This is the first such case in Assam and the third in the northeast, after those of a 23-year-old woman in Manipur’s Imphal and a 50-year-old man Mizoram’s Aizawl.
“A 52-year-old person has been found positive for #Coronavirus and is Assam’s first #Covid19 patient. He is undergoing treatment at the Silchar Medical College. His condition is stable,” Mr. Sarma tweeted.
A laboratory test conducted at the Silchar Medical College and Hospital, an Indian Council of Medical Research-designated centre, had confirmed his infection. It was reconfirmed during a second test conducted at the National Institute of Virology in Maharashtra’s Pune. Officials said the man was away from Assam and had returned more than a week ago.
