2 More Positive Cases In Cachar; Toll Rises To 11, Active 10

Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Friday, tweeted about two more people testing positive of coronavirus in Cachar. The individuals were on the same bus that traveled to Assam from Rajasthan.

The Health Minister tweeted, “Alert ~ There are 2 more #COVID19 + patients who travelled in the bus which ferried people from Rajasthan. They’re from Cachar district. Total #COVID19 patients in Assam 58. Active cases 23 Update at 9.30 pm / May 8 #AssamCovidCount.”

As per sources, the two are girls aged 14 and 16, and are residents of Ramnagar. As of now, out of the 46 people in the bus, 10 have tested positive while the first round of testing has come negative for the remaining

Three more test positive for COVID-19 in Assam, cases mount to 56

Three more test positive for COVID-19 in Assam, cases mount to 56

The COVID-19 cases in Assam rose to 56 on Friday after three more persons in Cachar district tested positive.

These people were on the bus that had travelled from Ajmer in Rajasthan to Cachar carrying around 45 pilgrims.

“Alert! 3 more persons, who travelled in the bus from Rajasthan in which the Cachar dist #COVID19 + person travelled, have tested positive,” tweeted Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

On Thursday, eight people tested positive for COVID-19 in Assam, taking the total number of cases in the state to 53.

Among the 6 people who tested positive, 4 were from Guwahati and four were from Cachar who had travelled on the same bus from Ajmer in Rajasthan, in which the coronavirus positive man from Sonitpur district travelled.

Following the four positive cases in Guwahati, three areas in the city have been declared as containment zones.

11 Villages In Cachar Declared “Precautionary Containment Zone”

11 villages under different revenue circle of Cachar district have been declared “Precautionary Containment Zone”, after the district saw spike in one more case yesterday night.

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to twitter to inform “One person Cachar district has tested positive for COVID19. Total patients in Assam now stands at 45…..”.

Cachar Deputy Commissioner later on Wednesday signed on order notifying 11 villages of Cachar district as Precautionary Containment Zone.

The order stated “Whereas stranded persons of Cachar district who were returning by bus RJ 27 PB 7071 from Ajmer to Cachar on 06.05.20. And whereas Mr Faridul Islam, who declared himself to be a resident of District Sonitpur was also travelling in the aforementioned bus.”

It further added, as he was found COVID19 positive upon testing at Silchar Medical College and Hospital Silchar, following areas are declared as Precautionary Containment Zone.

Sadar Revenue Circle-

1. Barenga pt-III

2. Pechador, Ramnagar

3. Tarapur pt-IV

4. Sirukandi

Sonai Revenue Circle-

1. Didarkush pt-III

2. Bahorikandi pt-II

3. Saydpur pt- V

4. Kajidhor pt- IV

Udharbond Revenue Circle-

1. Durganagar pt- VI

2. Dayapur pt-II

Lakhipur Revenue Circle-

1. Makhan Nagar, Jirighat

COVID-19, 4 person test positive for coronavirus in Guwahati, tally reaches 53 in Assam

4 person test positive for coronavirus in Guwahati, tally reaches 53 in Assam

Four persons in Guwahati test COVID-19 positive on Thursday, taking total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 53. Giving details about the development,  Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "One of them have come from outside Assam, and is in home quarantine, while 3 are from Guwahati."

COVID19, 4 More Patients Test Positive In Cachar; All Traveled On The Same Bus With Sonitpur Resident

Four more patients test positive in Cachar.

Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “Alert ~ 4 persons, who took the same bus from Rajasthan in which the Cachar dist #COVID19 + person travelled, have tested positive too. Total #COVID19 patients in Assam now stands at 49. Active cases 14, Discharged 34, Death 1 Update at 9.30 pm / May 7 #AssamCovidCount.”

All four traveled on the same bus that reached Cachar yesterday from Rajasthan. One passenger of that bus, a Sonitpur resident tested positive yesterday.

As per available information, the four who tested positive today include two female, one male and a minor.