Another 16 people succumbed to COVID-19 today in the state.

This was informed by Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on his twitter handle.

The patients who passed away today were from various parts of the state of Assam including Sivasagar, Kamrup (M), Tinsukia, Golaghat, Sonitpur and Dhubri.

With these deaths, the cumulative death toll in the state went up to 469.