Twelve more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Assam, taking the total number of cases to 222, state Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.
All the new COVID-19 patients were already lodged at three quarantine centres in Tezpur, Jorhat and Silchar, he said in a series of tweets.
"Alert ~ Six persons from Tezpur quarantine centre are found #COVID19 +. All of them belong to Sonitpur district," Sarma said.
He said two people from Silchar quarantine centre, one each from Cachar and Hailakandi districts, tested positive for COVID-19.
Besides, two more people from Sivasagar districts and staying at Jorhat quarantine centre were also found positive for the deadly virus, Sarma said.
In another tweet, he said, "Two persons at Zonal Quarantine Centre at Tezpur Univ test #COVID19 +. 1 each from Dhakuakhana & Udalguri."
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