ACSIR-NEIST COVID-19 testing laboratory will be functional from now in Jorhatdistrict of Upper Assam. This was informed by Assam Health MinisterHimanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday.

Assam's COVID-19 tallytouched the 1,100-mark with 43 more people testing positive on Saturday. Thestate at present has 968 active cases, he said.

Four patients have sofar died due to the contagion in the state, while 125 have been cured anddischarged from hospitals, the minister said.

Three patients havemigrated to other states.

On Friday, Assam hadcrossed the 1,000-mark with a single-day highest tally of 177 new infections,including six air travellers.

To screen all thereturnees, the state government has imposed a mandatory institutionalquarantine policy for everyone, barring some exceptions.