15 test positive for COVID-19 in Assam
May 13, 2020
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 13 : Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that 15 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Kamrup Metropolitan district, taking the total number of cases in the state to 79.
Out of 79 total cases, 37 are active, Sarma said.
The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in India reached 74,281 on Wednesday, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The tally is inclusive of 47,480 active cases, 24,385 cured/discharged patients and 2,415 deaths due to the infection.
While the doubling time earlier was 10.9 days, it has improved to 12.2 in the last few days.
