GUWAHATI: One death has been recorded in Gauhati Medical College & Hospital. With this, the death toll in Assam stands at 3. The patient, Gopindra Chandra Malakar, aged 71, was suffering from neck cancer and had recently returned from Mumbai.
State Health Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, took to Twitter today to convey his condolences and inform about the death of the COVID-19 affected patient. “Extremely sad to share that Gopindra Ch Malakar 71, who returned from Mumbai & had neck cancer + Covid + passed away at 11.05 am at GMCH owing to respiratory distress. Doctors did their best. DME has reached & DC informed for other formalities.” tweeted the minister.
The total Covid-19 tally in Assam now stands at 102 with 57 active cases and 3 deaths.
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