Summary:
Guwahati, Nov 12 (PTI) Assam on Friday registered one COVID-19 death, down from seven the day before, while 251 new cases pushed the tally in the state to 6,13,563, a bulletin issued here by the National Health Mission (NHM) said.
On Thursday, too, the state had logged 251 infections.
The fresh fatality, which was reported from Sonitpur district, raised the toll in the state to 6,043, the bulletin stated.
At least 1,347 COVID-affected people have died due to other reasons.
Of the 251 new cases, 87 were recorded in Kamrup Metropolitan, 32 in Sivasagar, 21 in Barpeta and 15 in Nalbari.
As many as 294 people were discharged from different hospitals during the day following their recovery, taking the total number of people cured of the disease to 6,04,303.