First case of H3N2 influenza virus detected in Assam
The Health Department was keeping a close watch on the situation in the state through the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) network on a real-time basis, official said.
The Health Department was keeping a close watch on the situation in the state through the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) network on a real-time basis, official said.
As per the official, the Kamrup district recorded two new cases each, Kokrajhar and Tinsukia reported one case each.
With this, around 347 cases of JE have been detected in the state since July 1, 2022, the report stated.
The northeastern state now has 4,745 active cases, while 7,28,119 people have so far recovered from the disease, the bulletin said.
The death toll due to the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 52 as no new fatality has been reported in the last 24 hours.
Nagaon district has recorded the highest of 44 cases so far, Jorhat and Golaghat have reported 39 and 34 cases each.
Meanwhile, three new cases were reported from Nagaon, two from Tinsukia, and one each from Chirang, Jorhat, and Kamrup.
Currently, the state has a total of 5,605 active cases, while 682 patients have been discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours.
A total of 7,19,887 people have so far recovered from COVID-19 disease, including 636 recoveries reported in the past 24 hours.
A total of 7,18,495patients have recovered from COVID-19 so far including 43 cured in the last 24 hours, it said.