An analysis by IANS of NHM reports said the state witnessed a 19.43 per cent increase in Covid positive cases in the past 48 hours as the northeastern state celebrated ‘Bhogali Bihu’, also called ‘Magh Bihu’ last week.The daily positivity rate of 7.87 per cent on Thursday, a day before the Bihu festivity, rose to 12.89 per cent on Wednesday night while it was only 0.77 per cent on January 1.According to the NHM reports, the active Covid cases stood at 918 on January 1 and rose to 13,785 on Thursday last week, and further to 35,161 on Wednesday night.Assam has been witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases since the beginning of the new year with nearly 35,000 fresh cases in the past fortnight. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, while urging the people to maintain utmost alertness to prevent the spread of the infectious virus, told the media that the state government is not considering imposing a lockdown in the state at the moment.
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