Guwahati: Police commissioner of Guwahati, Diganta Borah, tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.
Earlier on April 14, the state recorded a total of 4 cases of coronavirus out of 80 tests, officials said.
All cases were reported from the Kamrup Metro district.
However, on Sunday, India recorded a slight decline in new coronavirus infections with 10,093 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated.
India’s active caseload reached 57,542 on Sunday, which is 0.13 percent of the total cases, according to the health ministry data.
Furthermore, the data also revealed that the death toll climbed to 5,31,114 with 23 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the fatality rate to 1.19 percent.
The nationwide Covid-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.68 percent, according to the health ministry website.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease rose to 4,42,29,459.
According to the ministry’s website, 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country.
Meanwhile, Delhi on Saturday logged 1,396 Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 31.9 percent, the highest in 15 months, according to data shared by the city government’s health department.
