Assam recorded 35 more COVID-19 deaths and 2805 new positive cases in the last 24 hours.

The news has been confirmed by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in a tweet on Monday evening.

While sharing the COVID-19 update of Assam, chief minister Sarma in the tweet said the new cases were confirmed out of 1,70,856 tests.

The COVID-19 positivity percentage recorded on Monday was 1.64%, according to the data shared by the Assam chief minister.

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Of the new COVID-19 cases, the Kamrup Metro district registered a total of 158 cases.

While 35 more patients lost their lives due to COVID-19 infection on Monday, hundreds of other patients recovered from the disease.

The state’s recovery rate stood at 92.40% on Monday.