Assam records 158 fresh cases, tally near 2000-mark

The number of COVID-19 cases is approaching the 2,000-mark in Assam with the addition of 158 fresh ones on Thursday, after the state recorded the highest single-day spurt of 269 cases the previous day, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma



said.

The number of positive cases in the state is now 1,988, after the addition of 427 since Wednesday, while the death toll due the disease stands at four.

Hojai recorded the highest number of 79 cases on Thursday, Sarma said.