SixteenCOVID-19 patients have been recovered and discharged in Assam on Thursdayevening, informed state health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma through his twitterhandle.

The health minister in his tweet said, "Glad to share that 16 patients have been discharged today in Assam after being tested #COVID19 negative twice. 15 from MMCH, 1 from SMCH."

With thedischarged patients today, the active cases in the state now stand at 746. The state'sCOVID-19 tally rose to 856 with 73 new cases detected today till the filing ofthis news. The total number of discharged patients in the state is 103.