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The state of Assam detected 157 new coronavirus related cases on Saturday. The total active caseload of the state is at 1.65 % with 3543 cases.
The new cases were registered out of 24016 tests conducted. The positivity rate has surged to 0.65 %.
Meanwhile, 163 cured patients were discharged, pushing the recovery rate to 97.88 % with 209127 cases.
So far, the total caseload of the state has touched 213662.
The above information was notified by health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Twitter.