Summary:
Guwahati, Oct 31 (PTI) Assam on Sunday reported 212 fresh COVID-19 cases, 71 less than the previous day, with the caseload in the northeastern state rising to 6,10,645, a National Health Mission (NHM) bulletin said.
The death toll rose to 5,997 as one more person from Nagaon succumbed to the disease, it said.
Of the new cases, 96 were reported from Kamrup Metropolitan, 26 from Barpeta, 18 from Lakhimpur and 14 from Jorhat.
The daily positivity rate stands at 1.41 per cent, up from the previous day"s 0.71 per cent, as the new cases were detected from 15,060 sample tests, the NHM bulletin said.
At least 236 people were cured of the disease during the day, taking the total number of recoveries to 6,00,974, it said.
The recovery rate among coronavirus patients currently stands at 98.42 per cent.