Two Covid-19 patients died in Assam on Sunday, taking the toll to 79, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Both the patients -- a 53-year-old woman from Tinsukia and a 50-year- old man from Dibrugarh -- succumbed at the Assam Medical College and Hospital in Dibrugarh, he said.
“Two more #Covid-19 patients succumbed to their infections. Both of them were admitted at AMCH, Dibrugarh. Deeply saddened. May God provide enough strength to their families to bear the loss,” Sarma tweeted. The mortality rate in the State is currently at 0.25 per cent, officials said.
The State has reported 31,086 cases of Covid-19 in 117 days since the first person was was diagnosed on March 31.