<p>Eight more Covid-19 patients succumbed to the virus in Assam on Thursday, pushing the death toll to 169, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Himanta Biswa Sarma said.</p>.<p>The state's coronavirus tally shot up to 71,795 with 2,796 fresh cases, he said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-unlock-30-rules-india-maharashtra-karnataka-delhi-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bengaluru-chennai-ahmedabad-new-delhi-total-cases-deaths-recoveries-today-covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-covid-vaccine-updates-869265.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>The fatalities were reported from Dibrugarh, Karimganj, Cachar, Lakhimpur and Bongaigaon districts, the minister said.</p>.<p>"2,796 Covid-19 cases detected out of 61,318 tests done in the last 24 hours. Positivity rate- 4.55 per cent," Sarma said in a tweet.</p>.<p>The fresh cases include 418 from Kamrup Metropolitan district, 307 from Cachar, 248 from Kamrup Rural and 207 from Dibrugarh.</p>.<p>The total number of tests conducted so far in the state is 16,35,117.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, 2,174 patients were discharged on Thursday from several Covid-19 hospitals in Assam. The state now has 22,240 active cases, while 49,383 people have recovered from the disease.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-karnataka-maharashtra-delhi-tamil-nadu-west-bengal-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-august-13-872668.html"><strong>Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on August 13</strong></a></p>.<p>Meanwhile, a delegation of 'Nagarik Mancha', an organisation of intellectuals and prominent citizens, submitted a report and recommendations on dealing with COVID- 19 to Chief Secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna.</p>.<p>The delegation was led by Rajya Sabha MP Ajit Kumar Bhuyan.</p>
<p>Eight more Covid-19 patients succumbed to the virus in Assam on Thursday, pushing the death toll to 169, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Himanta Biswa Sarma said.</p>.<p>The state's coronavirus tally shot up to 71,795 with 2,796 fresh cases, he said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-unlock-30-rules-india-maharashtra-karnataka-delhi-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bengaluru-chennai-ahmedabad-new-delhi-total-cases-deaths-recoveries-today-covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-covid-vaccine-updates-869265.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>The fatalities were reported from Dibrugarh, Karimganj, Cachar, Lakhimpur and Bongaigaon districts, the minister said.</p>.<p>"2,796 Covid-19 cases detected out of 61,318 tests done in the last 24 hours. Positivity rate- 4.55 per cent," Sarma said in a tweet.</p>.<p>The fresh cases include 418 from Kamrup Metropolitan district, 307 from Cachar, 248 from Kamrup Rural and 207 from Dibrugarh.</p>.<p>The total number of tests conducted so far in the state is 16,35,117.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, 2,174 patients were discharged on Thursday from several Covid-19 hospitals in Assam. The state now has 22,240 active cases, while 49,383 people have recovered from the disease.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-karnataka-maharashtra-delhi-tamil-nadu-west-bengal-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-august-13-872668.html"><strong>Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on August 13</strong></a></p>.<p>Meanwhile, a delegation of 'Nagarik Mancha', an organisation of intellectuals and prominent citizens, submitted a report and recommendations on dealing with COVID- 19 to Chief Secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna.</p>.<p>The delegation was led by Rajya Sabha MP Ajit Kumar Bhuyan.</p>