Assam today posted 1427 positive cases of COVID-19 out of a total number of 139868 tests being performed.
The positivity rate, in a sign that bodes good news, has fallen to 1.02%.
This was informed by Himanta Biswa Sarma on his twitter handle.
"Alert ~ 1427 #COVID cases detected out of 139,868 tests performed. Proud moment as #Assam performs more than 1 lakh tests for 3rd consecutive day. Positivity Rate- 1.02%," he wrote.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) October 14, 2020
With these new cases, the cumulative infected tally in the state has soared to 198213.