Assam reports 25th COVID-19 positive case, most have Tablighi link

Assam health minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sharma on Saturday informed that the total positive cases of COVID-19 in the state have reached 25.

Guwahati: The outbreak of novel coronavirus has hit hard India's northeast region as Assam reports one more positive case of COVID-19 on Saturday taking the total number to 25.

The patient who tested positive also attended the Tablighi Jamat at Delhi’s Nizamuddin Markaz

• Alert ~ One more #Covid_19 positive case from North Lakhimpur District has been confirmed, taking the total number in Assam to 25.
  
  This patient is also related to #NizamuddinMarkaz event in Delhi.
  
  Update at 11.16 am/ April 4

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  Alert ~ One more #Covid_19 positive case from North Lakhimpur District has been confirmed, taking the total number in Assam to 25.
  
  This patient is also related to #NizamuddinMarkaz event in Delhi.
  
  Update at 11.16 am/ April 4

  — Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 4, 2020

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  Alert ~ One more #Covid_19 positive case from North Lakhimpur District has been confirmed, taking the total number in Assam to 25.
  
  This patient is also related to #NizamuddinMarkaz event in Delhi.
  
  Update at 11.16 am/ April 4

  — Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 4, 2020

Assam health minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sharma took to Twitter and wrote, “One more COVID-19 positive case from North Lakhimpur district of Assam has been confirmed taking the total number in Assam to 25. This patient is also related to Nizamuddin Markaz event in Delhi “.

In last three days, Assam recorded 24 positive cases in different districts including Morigaon, Golaghat, Kamrup (Metro), Kamrup, Nalbari, South Salmara, North Lakhimpur and all are said to have attended the religious congregation.

Meanwhile, new cases linked to the Tablighi Jamat congregation were reported in Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh. Manipur records two positive cases, whereas, state of Arunachal Pradesh records one positive case of COVID-18. Earlier, Mizoram recorded one case of the novel coronavirus.

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