Mumbai: Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday that a total of five COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Assam.
He said that four patients have been shifted to Gauhati Medical College, while one has been shifted to Silchar Medical College and Hospital.
Earlier on Tuesday, the minister said that scores of Assamese people, who were in Markaz of Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi, are still in the national capital.
Markaz made headlines on Monday when 24 people were evicted from the building who were tested positive for COVID-19.
The total number of coronavirus cases in India increased to 1637 on Tuesday. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 38, while 133 cases were cured or discharged after treatment.
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