Guwahati: After 53 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Assam, the total number of coronavirus cases in the state went up to 329, said state health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday.
?Alert ~ Ten new case of #COVID19+.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 23, 2020
4 from Morigaon, 2 from Nalbari, 1 each from Nagaon, Hojai, Golaghat & Jorhat.
↗️Total cases 329
↗️Recovered 54
↗️Active cases 268
↗️Deaths 04
↗️Migrated 03
Update 5.10 pm / May 23#AssamCovidCount pic.twitter.com/XnidwwIglt
"53 new COVID-19 positive cases confirmed - 44 from Sarusajai Quarantine Centre, 7 from Dima Hasao district and 2 from Cachar. Total positive cases stand at 319," said Sarma.
Among the 319 COVID-19 cases, 54 people have recovered while four have succumbed to the infection.
At present there are, 258 active cases in the state and three COVID-19 patients have migrated.
India witnessed the biggest ever spike of 6,654 positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 1,25,101, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. (ANI)
