Assam on Monday reported 198 new cases of Covid-19, taking the active caseload of 2,292. The positivity rate stood at 0.61 percent.
According to the data published by the state National Health Mission, 400 cured cases of the virus were discharged, and 5 deaths were registered.
The new cases today were detected out of 32,260 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, and the highest cases were reported from Kamrup Metro (46), Bongaigaon (19), Nagaon (13), and Goalpara (10).
The 5 deaths recorded today were reported from Bongaigaon (2), Biswanath (1), Dibrugarh (1), and Sivasagar (1).
The overall Covid-19 tally of Assam now stood at 7,23, 693 cases, with the total recoveries touching 7,13,444. The recovery rate stood at 98.58 percent.
Meanwhile, the total deaths went up to 6,610 in the state with the case fatality rate at 0.91 percent.