GUWAHATI: Health minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, speaking to media, said that all the four newly detected COVID-19 patients from Bongaigaon district are without any contact history.
Further, the new patients are identified as Anupam Thakuriya of Chaparakata, Dipak Mallik of Abhayapuri, Babita Basfor of Swahid Bedi and Mina Biswakarma of Railway Colony.
The patients will be treated at Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital (MMCH) in Guwahati.
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Post the detection of the new COVID-19 patients, the government of Assam has decided to declare the district as ‘Red Zone’ as all the patients have been found positive without any contact history for the first time in Assam.
“We have decided to declare Bongaigaon district as Red Zone as the total number of positive cases in the district reached 5," said Himanta Biswa Sarma.
It is to be mentioned that earlier on April 29, a 16-year girl from Bongaigaon district tested positive for COVID-19.
