Summary:
Guwahati, Nov 16 (PTI) The number of persons fully vaccinated against COVID-19 crossed the one-crore mark in Assam on Tuesday, even as the state reported 247 new infections during the day taking the total caseload to 6,14,413, a National Health Mission (NHM) bulletin said.
Four fatalities were reported during the day, one down from Monday, with the coronavirus death toll in the state reaching 6,056.
While Nagaon district reported three COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, Sivasagar recorded one.
The death rate in the state is 0.99 per cent, while the number of COVID-19 patients dying due to other illnesses remained at 1,347.
The state crossed the milestone of 1 crore people being administered both doses of COVID-19 vaccine during the day with 1,00,82,523 persons getting both the jabs till late evening on Tuesday.
The total number of vaccines administered in the state so far has reached 3,06,56,245, with 2,05,73,722 receiving their first dose, the bulletin said.