The COVID-19 positive cases in Assam reached 58 on Friday evening after two more cases reported from Cachar district.
Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in a tweet that two more persons from Cachar, who travelled in the bus, which ferried people from Rajasthan, infected with the coronavirus.
Alert ~ There are 2 more #COVID19 + patients who travelled in the bus which ferried people from Rajasthan. They’re from Cachar district.
??Total #COVID19 patients in Assam 58
??Active cases 23Update at 9.30 pm / May 8#AssamCovidCount
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 8, 2020
“Alert ~ There are 2 more #COVID19 + patients who travelled in the bus which ferried people from Rajasthan. They’re from Cachar district.
Total #COVID19 patients in Assam 58
Active cases 23,” Sarma tweeted.
Earlier in the day, three other persons from Cachar, who took a bus journey from Ajmer Sharif Dargah in Rajasthan to Silchar in Assam, tested positive for the viral infection.
The COVID-19 situation in Assam deteriorated since Thursday after eight people—four from Guwahati and four others from Cachar, tested positive for the deadly virus.