GUWAHATI: With the resumption of flight services, Assam witnessed a surge in COVID-19 positive cases on June 1.
Reportedly on June 1, 33 Coronavirus positive patients were identified at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBI) along with a few others from several districts in Assam.
In a tweet at 9 pm on June 1, Assam Health Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote, "30 air travellers arrived from Kuwait. While 12 patients were from Cachar, 10 from Kamrup, 9 from Karimganj, 7 from Kokrajhar, 2 from Hailakandi, 1 each from Barpeta, Nagaon and Jorhat respectively bringing the State tally to 1463."
Alert ~ 73 new cases of #COVID19+
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 1, 2020
30 air travellers, arrived from Kuwait. 12 Cachar, 10 Kamrup, 9 Karimganj, 7 Kokrajhar, 2 Hailakandi, 1 each from Barpeta/Nagaon/Jorhat
↗️Total cases 1463
↗️Recovered 277
↗️Active cases 1179
↗️Deaths 04
Update 9 PM/June 1/Day's total 102 pic.twitter.com/hQKbbwxA7V
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However at 9:55 PM on June 1, the numbers changed and the tally when upto 1485 as again 22 new cases were reported in which "3 were air travellers and 10 Kamrup Rural, 6 Morigaon, 2 Goalpara, 1 to be ascertained."
Notably on May 29, an International flight of Jazeera Airways landed in Guwahati with 155 passengers from Kuwait. Out of the total 155 passengers, 98 were quarantined at the Gauhati University (GU) RCC 4 Boys Hostel.
Earlier, the state government had converted six hostels of the Gauhati University into quarantine centers.
