AssamMinister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that only twenty out of hundredCOVID-19 positive patients need serious medical attention. Speaking to thereporters after visiting the Goalpara Civil Hospital, the Health Minister saidthat not everyone infected with Coronavirus will be sick.

"Only 3 percent of the positive COVID-19 patients die of the disease and out of 100 infected, around 20 need serious medical attention, the rest 80 patients look normal, but the Coronavirus remains active inside them," said Himanta Biswa Sarma.

He furtheradded that the remaining patients also need to be rushed to the isolation wardimmediately as they can spread it to others through close contact.