Summary:
Guwahati, Oct 30 (PTI) The number of new COVID-19 cases and fatalities in Assam on Saturday increased marginally over the previous day with 283 fresh infections taking the total caseload in the state to 6,10,433, National Health Mission (NHM) bulletin said.
The new cases increased by five from Friday while the day’s positivity rate dropped slightly to 0.71 per cent from 0.73 per cent when the state had registered 278 fresh cases.
Altogether 39,808 COVID tests were conducted in Assam during the day, the NHM bulletin said.
Four COVID-19 fatalities were reported on Saturday, one more than the previous day’s figure.
The COVID-19 death toll in the state has reached 5,996.
The number of COVID-19 positive patients dying due to other reasons remained at 1,347.