Guwahati: For the first time on Tuesday night Assam recorded zero death after more than six months of daily deaths because of Covid-19.
But what happened to the problem of worries was the daily Kaseeload of more than 300 positive patients.
His own capital has recorded more than a hundred cases everyday in the past few days.
The last time zero death was reported on April 12 but the second wave of Covid-19 then had not taken an aggressive form.
When the second wave touched its peak in the country to May-End, 92 of the highest death was reported twice on May 17 and May 25.
Being the gateway to the northeast, around 10,000 tests are still done in Greater Guwahati, the highest in the state.
On Tuesday, a total of 353 cases were detected in the state, where the Kamrup (Metro) regency only contributed 152 cases.
“Significantly, 74% of new cases detected in Kamrup (Metro) on Tuesday were people vaccinated.
Almost certainly that the meeting during the Puja Durga has spread infection which is expected to be revealed in seven days of the festival,” A The administrative official district told TI on Wednesday.
About 13 Covid cases were reported from the city on Tuesday and they were pregnant women and children.
Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) Superintendent Dr.
Abhijit Sarma said the severity of the disease has declined with a large number of vaccinated populations but people with co-morbid conditions remain vulnerable.
“We have seen maximum Covid deaths among patients with chronic kidney disease with a combination of hypertension and diabetes.
Furthermore, cancer and obesity patients are two other comorbidities that produce more deaths,” Sarma said.
The number of deaths from Covid in the state during the second wave (4,852) since April 1 this year has been four times more so that Covid fatality is reported in the first wave (1,105) from March 31, 2021 to March 31, 2021.
While the death rate in the second wave is 1 , 25%, it’s only 0.51% in the first wave.