GUWAHATI: With the detection of 24 fresh Covid-19 positive cases at the residential premises of the Assam Governor, positive cases at Raj Bhavan in Guwahati have increased to 70.
It is to be mentioned that despite the containment measures, positive cases continued to surface there.
Initially, it began from two security men who tested positive, after which samples of around 200 besides Governor Jagdish Mukhi's himself, were taken.
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By July 6, the number of positive cases rose to 12, which included four CRPF men, the Governor’s doctor, and his laundryman who was allegedly working even after giving his samples for test on July 1, The Assam Tribune reported.
Ten days later, IAS officer SS Meenakshi Sundaram, who is the commissioner & secretary to the governor also tested positive.
Subsequently, around 45 staff and security personnel of the Raj Bhavan tested positive.
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